General deconvolution of thin-target and thick-target Bremsstrahlung spectra to determine electron energy distributions

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1220-1231

  Lamoureux, M ^a   Charles, P ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Electron energy distribution; Non Maxwellian plasmas; Thick target Bremsstrahlung; Thin target Bremsstrahlung

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; ITERATIVE METHODS;

ELECTRON ENERGY DISTRIBUTION; EMISSIVITY; NON MAXWELLIAN PLASMAS; THICK TARGET BREMSSTRAHLUNG; THIN TARGET BREMSSTRAHLUNG;

TARGETS;

ARTICLE; BREMS RADIATION; ELECTRON; ENERGY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL;

EID: 33748448128     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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