Experimental investigation of plasma cloud scattering initiated by an accelerated electron beam

The parameters for the charged particle flow of a plasma cloud (PC) explosion initiated by an electron beam have been measured. Two types of PCs were investigated: 1) PC with a free boundary and 2) PC restricted by electrodes. It was established that the basic particle flow parameters for such a plasma explosion coincide in common with the parameters of accelerated particle flow of different types of vacuum discharges. Energy spectra have several maxima. There is a dependence of ion energy on the ion charge state. PC is scattered in a wide spatial angle. The geometry of the propagation volume affects the energy spectrum of ions.