GENERATION OF LARGE, HIGH-DENSITY, HOMOGENEOUS PLASMA BY CAPILLARY DISCHARGE

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作者
EHRLICH, Y [1 ]
COHEN, C [1 ]
ZIGLER, A [1 ]
WARK, JS [1 ]
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[1] UNIV OXFORD,CLARENDON LAB,DEPT PHYS,OXFORD OX1 3PU,ENGLAND
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10.1063/1.111970
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Generation of 10-mm-long homogeneous plasmas with densities above 10(20) cm-3 is reported. The plasma parameters are simply controlled by varying the discharge voltage. High homogeneity was achieved by using a long rectangular expansion channel made out of a high thermal conductivity alloy.
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