title: Low-energy plasma focus device as an electron beam source.
abstract: A low-energy plasma focus device was used as an electron beam source. A technique was developed to simultaneously measure the electron beam intensity and energy. The system was operated in Argon filling at an optimum pressure of 1.7 mbar. A Faraday cup was used together with an array of filtered PIN diodes. The beam-target X-rays were registered through X-ray spectrometry. Copper and lead line radiations were registered upon usage as targets. The maximum electron beam charge and density were estimated to be 0.31 μC and 13.5 × 10(16)/m(3), respectively. The average energy of the electron beam was 500 keV. The high flux of the electron beam can be potentially applicable in material sciences.
authors.affiliation: Plasma Technology Research Center, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ; Department of Physics, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science & Technology, 45320 Islamabad, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad Zubair
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0825-4318
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Plasma Technology Research Center, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Yap Seong
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Ibrar
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8438-3429
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yaqoob
authors.affiliation: Plasma Technology Research Center, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Nitturi Naresh
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Plasma Technology Research Center, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Lim Lian
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Kuang
authors.affiliation: Plasma Technology Research Center, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Wong Chiow
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: San
mesh_terms: D001128:Argon; D004583:Electrons; D058626:Plasma Gases; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D058626:Plasma Gases; D001128:Argon