Shielding of the azimuthal magnetic field by the anode plasma in a relativistic self-magnetic-pinch diode

In relativistic electron beam diodes, the self-generated magnetic field causes electron-beam focusing at the center of the anode. Generally, plasma is formed all over the anode surface during and after the process of the beam focusing. In this work, we use visible-light Zeeman-effect spectroscopy for the determination of the magnetic field in the anode plasma in the Sandia 10 MV, 200 kA (RITS-6) electron beam diode. The magnetic field is determined from the Zeeman-dominated shapes of the Al III 4s–4p and C IV 3s–3p doublet emissions from various radial positions. Near the anode surface, due to the high plasma density, the spectral line-shapes are Stark-dominated, and only an upper limit of the magnetic field can be determined. The line-shape analysis also yields the plasma density. The data yield quantitatively the magnetic-field shielding in the plasma. The magnetic-field distribution in the plasma is compared to the field-diffusion prediction and found to be consistent with the Spitzer resistivity, esti...

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