New results obtained with sulphur and bromine ions interacting with a Z-pinch hydrogen discharge

Abstract

The experimental setup developed at Orsay for studying ion beam-plasma interactions of relevance to inertial confinement fusion has been significantly improved. In this connection, the fast valves displayed on both sides of the plasma discharge play an essential role. The amount of residual gas is then reduced by a factor of 3. New and accurate results for the stopping and the effective charges of S 7+ and Br 6+ in the MeV/u energy range are presented.