Experimental evidence of beam-foil plasma creation during ion-solid interaction
Abstract
Charge state evolution of the energetic projectile ions during the passage through thin carbon foils has been revisited using the X-ray spectroscopy technique. Contributions from the bulk and the solid surface in the charge changing processes have been segregated by measuring the charge state distribution of the projectile ions in the bulk of the target during the ion–solid interaction. Interestingly, the charge state distribution measured in the bulk exhibits Lorentzian profile in contrast to the well-known Gaussian structure observed using the electromagnetic methods and the theoretical predictions. The occurrence of such behavior is a direct consequence of the imbalance between charge changing processes, which has been seen in various cases of the laboratory plasma. It suggests that the ion-solid collisions constitute high-density, localized plasma in the bulk of the solid target, called the beam-foil plasma. This condensed beam-foil plasma is similar to the high-density solar and stellar plasma which may have practical implementations in various fields, in particular, plasma physics and nuclear astrophysics. The present work suggests further modification in the theoretical charge state distribution calculations by incorporating the plasma coupling effects during the ion–solid interactions. Moreover, the multi-electron capture from the target exit surface has been confirmed through comparisonmore »
- Authors:
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- Inter University Accelerator Centre, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067 (India)
- Publication Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 22599982
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Physics of Plasmas
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 23; Journal Issue: 8; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; ASTROPHYSICS; BEAMS; CARBON; CHARGE STATES; DENSITY; ELECTRON CAPTURE; ELECTRONS; FOILS; FORECASTING; GAUSSIAN PROCESSES; INTERACTIONS; IONS; PLASMA; PROJECTILES; SOLIDS; SURFACES; X RADIATION; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY
Citation Formats
Sharma, Prashant, and Nandi, Tapan. Experimental evidence of beam-foil plasma creation during ion-solid interaction. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.4960042.
Sharma, Prashant, & Nandi, Tapan. Experimental evidence of beam-foil plasma creation during ion-solid interaction. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4960042
Sharma, Prashant, and Nandi, Tapan. 2016.
"Experimental evidence of beam-foil plasma creation during ion-solid interaction". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4960042.
@article{osti_22599982,
title = {Experimental evidence of beam-foil plasma creation during ion-solid interaction},
author = {Sharma, Prashant and Nandi, Tapan},
abstractNote = {Charge state evolution of the energetic projectile ions during the passage through thin carbon foils has been revisited using the X-ray spectroscopy technique. Contributions from the bulk and the solid surface in the charge changing processes have been segregated by measuring the charge state distribution of the projectile ions in the bulk of the target during the ion–solid interaction. Interestingly, the charge state distribution measured in the bulk exhibits Lorentzian profile in contrast to the well-known Gaussian structure observed using the electromagnetic methods and the theoretical predictions. The occurrence of such behavior is a direct consequence of the imbalance between charge changing processes, which has been seen in various cases of the laboratory plasma. It suggests that the ion-solid collisions constitute high-density, localized plasma in the bulk of the solid target, called the beam-foil plasma. This condensed beam-foil plasma is similar to the high-density solar and stellar plasma which may have practical implementations in various fields, in particular, plasma physics and nuclear astrophysics. The present work suggests further modification in the theoretical charge state distribution calculations by incorporating the plasma coupling effects during the ion–solid interactions. Moreover, the multi-electron capture from the target exit surface has been confirmed through comparison between experimentally measured and theoretically predicted values of the mean charge state of the projectile ions.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4960042},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22599982},
journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
issn = {1070-664X},
number = 8,
volume = 23,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Mon Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}