ISSN:
1089-7623
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
,
Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology
Notes:
We describe a new visible spectroscopy diagnostic system for measuring plasma properties in the PBFA II applied-B ion diode. The system transports light from the ion diode to a remote screen room where it is recorded by a spectrograph coupled to a streak camera. We developed extensive calibration techniques for measuring the collection efficiency into the fiber link, the effects of the background bremsstrahlung radiation on the fibers, the fiber transmission as a function of wavelength, and the absolute streaked-spectrograph sensitivity as a function of wavelength. We have recorded time-dependent spectral line profiles and intensities from the PBFA II plasma opening switch, the beam-transport gas cell, and the anode plasma. The Stark shift of the LiI 2s-2p transition observed on LiF-anode shots shows that the time-resolved electric field peaks at 7–8 MV/cm, the highest field ever measured using the Stark effect. The potential of these measurements to expand our knowledge of ion-diode physics is being explored.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1141686
