Experimental study of plasma characteristics of plasma focus devices

Density, temperature and size of the plasma generated in a plasma focus device, operated on a relatively low energy and slow capacitor bank, were determined by measuring the intensity of bremsstrahlung emitted by this plasma indifferent spectral regions. The quantities thus obtained are compared with plasma properties of other plasma focus devices obtained on bigger and faster capacitor banks elsewhere, and scaling of plasma characteristics with bank parameters is inferred. (author)