Direct detection of flux of epithermal electrons from micropinch plasma
Gorbunov A. A. , Gulin M. A. , Dolgov A. N., Nikolaev O. V., Savelov A. S.
The energy distribution of the epithermal electrons emitted from the plasma of a micropinch discharge has been detected directly by means of a magnetic analyzer. The kinetic energy of the flux of epithermal electrons is comparable in magnitude to the thermal energy of the micropinch plasma.