Relativistic electron beams detection in a dense plasma focus

Fast electron beams into a hollow anode of a small plasma focus machine (2 kJ, 4 μF) were measured. The diagnostic method designed for this purpose is founded in a small Rogowski coil introduced into a cavity performed in the anode. By means of this, electron beam pulses of about 10 ns width generated in the plasma focus are detected. Simultaneously, hard X-ray signals obtained from a scintillator-photomultiplier system are registered. The electron beam energy was measured through the time-of-flight of the electrons between probe and anode top. The beams are found to be relativistic and its energy is into the range of hard X-rays energy. An analysis of signal intensities and relative delays for three hundred shots are here presented. Received 28 February 2002 / Received in final form 7 May 2002 Published online 24 September 2002     

用于等离子体焦点装置的强流装置

研制了用于稠密等离子体焦点的强流装置,该装置采用八台低电感低内阻脉冲电容器和八个低感大电流、可控触发高压开关并联组成初级储能模块,高压开关同步击穿后产生μs级强电流经平行板传输线加载到负载。脉冲电容器和高压开关采用一体化设计,结构紧凑,使脉冲电容器与高压开关间的连接电感尽可能小;平板传输线为扇形结构,一个扇形平板传输线连接一个高压开关,平行板传输线可以将电感做得较小,有利于大电流回路的传输。在脉冲电容器充电20 kV时,假负载上可以得到500 kA的电流,电流上升时间约为3.7 μs。     

用马赫贞德干涉仪测量喷气式Z箍缩等离子体密度

 为了研究喷气式Z箍缩（gas-puff Z-pinch）等离子体的内爆特性，研制了一套马赫-贞德干涉系统，并在小型喷气式Z箍缩装置(充电电压23kV,放电峰值电流210kA)上进行了试验，获得了清晰的干涉图像。根据干涉图上条纹的移动数目，计算得到该装置内爆早期等离子体的平均电子密度为10¹⁷~10¹⁸/cm³。     

Reversed current structure in a Z-pinch plasma

The current profile of a Z-pinch plasma is investigated using a one-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic code. Simulation results reveal the formation of a reversed current profile, its propagation, and an ejection of plasma at boundary region, which have been observed in previous experiments. A new physical mechanism is proposed to account for such phenomena. The physical mechanism involves the propagation of a shock wave. It is found that a reversed current profile appears when a shock wave reflected at axis expands in a compressing plasma column.     

Radial and time resolved measurement of electron density in a copper vapour laser

The electron density (n_e) is determined by measuring the associated microscopic Stark effect on the Balmer emission lines of atomic hydrogen present as a trace in the laser active volume. We deduce the radial and temporal evolution of n_e and suggest the main physical processes leading to this evolution.     

A high-neutron-output dense plasma focus

A 1.4 kJ ultra-clean Mather-type dense plasma focus has produced 14 MeV neutrons on over 600 consecutive shots without a misfire and without purging the gas. The D-T neutron output decreased from (3.4 ± 0.7) × 10⁹ to (2.1±0.6) × 10⁹. After 650 shots, the original D-T neutron output was restored by purging hydrogen and helium gas.     

Measurements of electron density and plasma current distributions in Tokamak plasma

A submillimeter-wave, phase-modulated polarimeter/interferometer is used for simultaneous time-dependent measurement of line-averaged electron density and poloidal field-induced Faraday rotation along chords of the plasma column in ISX-B tokamak. Heterodyne detection and hollow dielectric waveguide are utilized to achieve the high sensitivity required for the multichord experiment. A data analysis code has been developed to reconstruct the asymmetric distributions of plasma density. The validity of the code is examined, and the result shows good agreement with density profiles measured by Thomson scattering.Work sponsored by the Division of Magnetic Fusion Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, under contract W-7405-eng-26 with the Union Carbide Corporation.     

稠密等离子体焦点装置研制

研制了一台用作脉冲中子源的稠密等离子体焦点装置(DPF),其放电室为Mather型结构。介绍了整个装置的工作原理及系统组成,详细论述了放电室的设计方法。实验结果表明,在550~600 Pa充氘压力范围下,当储能电容充电电压大于19 kV时,装置的平均中子产额大于5.0×10⁸(D-D)中子/脉冲,中子脉冲宽度(FWHM)为(40±5) ns。该装置能用于中子、伽马辐射诊断中探测系统灵敏度实验研究,也可用于开展快中子照相、中子活化分析以及单粒子效应等方面的研究工作。     

TiAlN coatings synthesised using a dense plasma focus system and varied focus shots

TiAlN coatings were synthesised by a 2.3 kJ pulsed plasma focus system. The effect of focus shots on crystallography, microstructure, surface morphology, roughness and hardness was investigated. The coating's crystallography and microstructure were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD) characterisation. The XRD data showed that TiAlN coatings were crystallised in the cubic NaCl B1 structure with orientations in the (111), (200), (220) and (311) crystallographic planes. Texture coefficients showed a competition between (111) and (200) planes. The coatings surface morphology and thickness analyses were carried out using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). SEM micrographs showed dense and uniformly spread film with fine-grained morphology with hardly any pit, hole and crater. The surface roughness and hardness of TiAlN coatings were investigated by atomic force microscopy and Vickers microhardness tester. Grain size and roughness were found to decrease, whereas thickness and hardness were found to increase, with increasing focus shots.     

时间分辨电子显微镜的数值模拟

对时间分辨电子显微镜进行了数值模拟。通过求解从样品透射出来的电子在静态磁场和动态电场的混合场中的运动,评价时间分辨电子显微镜的动态时空特性。根据该数值模拟,时间分辨电子显微镜能够在荧光屏上获得样品在不同时刻的6幅显微分幅图像。     

双波长输出He—Ne激光器测量氦等离子体中电子密度时空分布

用3.39μm和0.63μm同时振荡的双波长He-Ne激光器,首次测量了脉冲氦等离子体中电子密度(10~(14)～10~(15)cm~(-3)的时间和径向空间分布.     

Highly resolved self-excited density waves in a complex plasma

Experimental results on self-excited density waves in a complex plasma are presented. An argon plasma is produced in a capacitively coupled rf discharge at a low power and gas pressure. A cloud of microparticles is subjected to effective gravity in the range of 1-4 g by thermophoresis. The cloud is stretched horizontally (width/height approximately 45 mm/8 mm). The critical pressure for the onset of the waves increases with the temperature gradient. The waves are propagating in the direction of the ion drift. The wave frequency, phase velocity, and wavelength are measured, and particle migrations affected by the waves are analyzed at a time scale of 1 ms/frame and a subpixel space resolution.     

时间分辨电子显微镜的可行性研究

文章从理论上分析了飞秒激光与金属阴极的相互作用过程．将飞秒激光与金属阴极产生的超短电子脉冲作为电子源，提出了一种具有时间分辨能力的电子显微镜(TREM)的概念设计．文章作者详细地研究了这种电子显微镜的可行性，并讨论了超短电子脉冲的传输和控制问题．     

时间分辨电子显微镜的可行性研究

文章从理论上分析了飞秒激光与金属阴极的相互作用过程.将飞秒激光与金属阴极产生的超短电子脉冲作为电子源,提出了一种具有时间分辨能力的电子显微镜(TREM)的概念设计.文章作者详细地研究了这种电子显微镜的可行性,并讨论了超短电子脉冲的传输和控制问题.     

A new multi-channel heterodyne polarimeter for plasma current and electron density measurements

A spatially-scanning phase-sensitive heterodyne far-infrared (FIR) polarimeter/interferometer for measurement of plasma current and electron densities is described. The instrument utilizes a rotating diffraction grating wheel for the dual purpose of spatially scanning the plasma cross section and providing a Doppler frequency offset for heterodyne detection purposes. Only two detectors are required to obtain accurate interferometric and polarimetric information for 15 discrete spatial chords. A novel approach to the optical processing of the initially linearly polarized probe beam allows the Faraday rotation of the vibrational ellipse to be unambiguously encoded as a phase modulation on the intermediate frequency carrier signals extracted from the two detectors. The plasma birefringence can be recovered from the corresponding amplitude modulation.     

Z箍缩Al等离子体X辐射谱线的分离及电子温度的提取

以"强光一号"Z箍缩装置10174发次光谱诊断实验结果为例,描述了一种对Z箍缩等离子体X辐射光谱分离提纯、诊断的方法.对连续辐射谱和特征辐射线谱进行分离,并从连续辐射谱和特征辐射线谱中提取了等离子体电子温度信息.结果显示:等离子体连续谱主要由等离子体中心的高温区(Te=290.7 eV±1.2 eV)和温度较低的壳层区域(Te=95.3 eV±8.3 eV)两部分叠加而成;特征辐射线谱主要反映了等离子体中心的高温区信息,根据非局域热动平衡模型计算提取的电子温度约为299—313 eV,与连续谱诊断结果基本符合.     

Foam liner driven by a plasma focus current sheath

This paper reports on a foam liner experiment performed for the first time with the PF 1000 large plasma focus facility. The interaction of the plasma focus current-sheath with the liner was the problem of main interest in our experiment. It was shown that a thin foam liner can be imploded by a coaxial current sheath.