The First Observations of Cherenkov's Radiation of Runaway Electrons Produced by Discharge in Dense Gas

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作者
Babich, Leonid P. [1 ]
Loiko, Tat'yana V. [1 ]
Rodigin, Anatolii V. [1 ]
机构
[1] Russian Fed Nucl Ctr, All Russian Res Inst Expt Phys, Nizhnii Novgorod 607188, Nizhniy Novgoro, Russia
关键词
Air; atmospheric density; Cherenkov's radiation (CR); electric discharge; high voltage; runaway electrons (REs); subnanosecond; PULSES;
D O I
10.1109/TPS.2014.2308529
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
For the first time, Cherenkov's radiation (CR) was detected of runaway electron (RE) pulse generated by electric discharge in open atmosphere. The measured duration of the CR pulse is Delta t(0.5) approximate to 0.4 ns, the intrinsic duration does not exceed the measured duration of the pumping RE pulse Delta t(0.5) approximate to 0.15 ns. The observations of CR, executed with Plexiglas radiator, testify that the RE spectrum is stretched above the CR threshold in Plexiglas 176.4 keV.
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