Parameters of a plasma of electron-cyclotron discharge in an open magnetic trap in a quasi-gasdynamic regime of confinement

Abstract

A microwave discharge in heavy gases in open magnetic traps at electron-cyclotron resonance (ECR) has recently attracted the attention of many researchers. Measurement of plasma density and electron temperature in an ECR discharge is a high-priority task. In the research described these parameters were determined from measurements of the absolute intensity of X-ray bremsstrahlung radiation.