Published January 20, 1992
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Journal article
Plasma physics aspects of tunnel-ionized gases
- 1. Electical Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024 (United States)
Description
Tunnel-ionized plasmas have been studied through experiments and particle simulations. Experimentally, x-ray measurements show that the plasma temperature is higher for a circularly polarized laser-produced plasma compared to when linear polarization is used. A higher parallel temperature than expected from the single-particle tunneling model was observed through Compton scattering fluctuation spectra. Simulations indicate that stochastic heating and the Weibel instability play an important role in plasma heating in all directions and isotropization
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 68
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Series
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 321-324
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 23081521
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Numerical Data
- Descriptors DEI
- ARGON; COMPTON EFFECT; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLUCTUATIONS; GASES; HYDROGEN; IONIZATION; ISOTROPY; LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA HEATING; PLASMA INSTABILITY; POLARIZATION; REFRACTION; SIMULATION; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; STREAK PHOTOGRAPHY; THEORETICAL DATA; THOMSON SCATTERING; TUNNEL EFFECT; VACUUM SYSTEMS; X RADIATION
- Descriptors DEC
- BASIC INTERACTIONS; DATA; ELASTIC SCATTERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTS; FLUIDS; HEATING; INELASTIC SCATTERING; INFORMATION; INSTABILITY; INTERACTIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; NONMETALS; NUMERICAL DATA; PHOTOGRAPHY; PLASMA; RADIATIONS; RARE GASES; SCATTERING; VARIATIONS