Energy analysis of cesium ions in the collision-dominated plasma of a double-ended Q machine is reported. The ion temperature, found to be between 3000 and 6000°K, is always greater than the temperature of the hot ionizing plates. Also, the measured temperature is almost 50% greater than can be accounted for solely by thermal and electrostatic energy associated with the acceleration of ions in the plasma sheath.
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