Optical emission spectroscopy of plasma streams in PF-1000 experiments

• Autorzy: Jakubowska K. , Kubkowska M. , Skladnik-Sadowska E. , Malinowski K. , Marchenko A. K. , Paduch M. , Sadowski M. J. , Scholz M.
• Konferencja: 9th Kudowa Summer School „Towards Fusion Energy”
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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The optical spectroscopy in the visible range was used to determine properties of the dense magnetized plasma generated in the PF-1000, a 1 MJ plasma focus device operating in the Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion (IPPLM) in Warsaw, Poland. The experiments were performed in a vacuum chamber pumped out to the basic pressure of 2 x 10.5 hPa. The initial pressure of the pure deuterium filling was 2.9 hPa, while that of the deuterium--argon mixture was 1.07 hPa of D2 and 0.13 hPa of Ar. The deuterium-plasma emission contained the Balmer series (Dalfa, Dbeta and Dgamma) and a few distinct copper (Cu I) lines originating from the inner electrode material. The emission of the deuterium-argon plasma was rich in Ar II lines. The electron density (ne), averaged over line of sight, of order of 1016 cm.3 was calculated on the basis of the Dalfa and Dbeta emission only, because the D�ż line was strongly self-absorbed. A group of the Ar II spectral lines was used to estimate the excitation temperature (Texc = 3 eV) by means of a Boltzmann plot. Additionally, the temporal evolution of the electron density was determined on basis of the Stark broadening of the Dalfa and Dgamma lines.

Słowa kluczowe

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dense plasma focus (DPF); optical emission spectroscopy; deuterium Balmer series; Ar II lines; electron density; Boltzmann plot

• Wydawca: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
• Czasopismo: Nukleonika
• Rocznik: 2011
• Tom: Vol. 56, No. 2
• Strony: 125--129
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 9 poz., rys.

Twórcy

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Jakubowska K.

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Kubkowska M.

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Skladnik-Sadowska E.

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Malinowski K.

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Marchenko A. K.

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Paduch M.

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Sadowski M. J.

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Scholz M.

• Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, 23 Hery Str., 01-497 Warsaw, Poland, Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone],

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