Abstract
The properties of high-energy runaway electrons generated during a nanosecond discharge in an air filled diode at pressures up to 3 × 10 5Pa were studied using x-ray absorption spectroscopy. The results of studies of the discharge at different pressures and with different lengths of cathode-anode gap allow an insight into the factors that influence the energy distribution of runaway electrons. Energy distribution functions for runaway electrons produced in particle-in-cell simulation were used to create the x-ray attenuation curves via a computer-assisted technique simulating the generation of x-ray by energetic electrons. The simulated attenuation curves were compared to experimental results.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 024101 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - Jan 9 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was partly supported by Lady Davis foundation.