Published March 1991 | Version v1
Report

Intense ion beam transport in neutral gas

Creators

  • 1. Sandia National Lab., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Description

Intense ion beam transport in neutral gas is used in several light ion fusion (LIF) transport schemes, in some heavy ion fusion (HIF) transport schemes, and between accelerating gaps in some multi-gap linear accelerator schemes. Here, the macroscopic properties of charge neutralization and current neutralization are examined. Then the microscopic properties of gas breakdown are examined, including ion impact ionization, secondary electron impact ionization, electron avalanching, and ohmic heating. These results are combined to give a physical picture of gas breakdown, including growth of the plasma electrical conductivity

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
Proceedings of the 1990 linear accelerator conference
Imprint Pagination
845 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 396-398.
Report number
LA--12004-C

Conference

Title
1990 Linear accelerator conference.
Dates
9-14 Sep 1990.
Place
Albuquerque, NM (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
23069300
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BEAM CURRENTS; BEAM NEUTRALIZATION; BEAM TRANSPORT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GASES; HEATING; ION BEAM FUSION REACTORS; ION BEAM INJECTION; ION BEAMS; IONIZATION; LINEAR ACCELERATORS
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; BEAM INJECTION; BEAMS; CURRENTS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; FLUIDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-9009123--.