Pulsed electron beam propagation in argon and nitrogen gas mixture

Journal Article · Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4934608· OSTI ID:22486461

Kholodnaya, G. E.; Sazonov, R. V.; Ponomarev, D. V.; Remnev, G. E. ^[1]; Zhirkov, I. S. ^[2]

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1. High Technology Physics Institute, Tomsk Polytechnic University, 2a Lenin Avenue, 634028 Tomsk (Russian Federation)
2. Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping (Sweden)

The paper presents the results of current measurements for the electron beam, propagating inside a drift tube filled in with a gas mixture (Ar and N{sub 2}). The experiments were performed using the TEA-500 pulsed electron accelerator. The main characteristics of electron beam were as follows: 60 ns pulse duration, up to 200 J energy, and 5 cm diameter. The electron beam propagated inside the drift tube assembled of three sections. Gas pressures inside the drift tube were 760 ± 3, 300 ± 3, and 50 ± 1 Torr. The studies were performed in argon, nitrogen, and their mixtures of 33%, 50%, and 66% volume concentrations, respectively.

• OSTI ID: 22486461
• Journal Information: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 22, Issue 10; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
ABUNDANCE
ACCELERATORS
ARGON
DRIFT TUBES
ELECTRON BEAMS
MIXTURES
NITROGEN
PULSES