DocumentCode
584941
Title
Stable propagation of an electron beam in gas
Author
Lee, E.P. ; Chambers, F.W. ; Lodestro, L.L. ; Yu, S.S.
Author_Institution
Lawrence Livermore Lab., Univ. of California, Livermore, Livermore, CA, USA
Volume
1
fYear
1977
fDate
3-5 Oct. 1977
Firstpage
381
Lastpage
392
Abstract
Conditions for the stable propagation of a pinched electron beam in low pressure gas (p ≈ .1-100 torr) are described. The observed window of good propagation around p ≈ 2 torr air is interpreted as the quenching of the two-stream mode by sufficiently high plasma density and collision frequency, and the simultaneous suppression of the resistive hose mode by sufficiently rapid generation of electrical conductivity from breakdown ionization.
Keywords
electric breakdown; electron beams; pinch effect; plasma density; plasma transport processes; breakdown ionization; collision frequency; electrical conductivity generation; low pressure gas; pinched electron beam; plasma density; pressure 0.1 torr to 100 torr; resistive hose suppression; stable propagation; two-stream quenching mode; Abstracts; Damping; Magnetomechanical effects; Maxwell equations; Plasmas; Programmable logic arrays; Silicon compounds;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electron Beam Research & Technology, 1977 2nd International Topical Conference on
Conference_Location
Ithaca, NY
Type
conf
Filename
6396202
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