Pseudospark-based electron beam production and post-acceleration

Author

Yin, H. ; Zhu, D. ; Phelps, A.D.R. ; He, W. ; Cross, A.W. ; Robb, G.R.M. ; Ronald, K.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys. & Appl. Phys., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK

fYear

2000

fDate

12-15 Sept. 2000

Firstpage

47

Lastpage

48

Abstract

An experiment to transport and post-accelerate an electron beam from a pseudospark (PS) discharge has been designed. The beam will be transported in a plasma environment and simultaneously accelerated by a potential of up to 400 kV. Simulations using a PIC code show that the beam can be transported and post-accelerated under certain plasma densities. The effects of the size of the plasma column and the shape of the electrodes of the accelerating gap on the beam transport were also simulated and are presented.

Keywords

electron beams; free electron lasers; masers; plasma density; sparks; 400 kV; PIC code simulation; accelerating gap; beam transport; electrode shape; electron beam post-acceleration; free electron maser; plasma column size; plasma densities; plasma environment; pseudospark discharge; pseudospark-based electron beam production; Acceleration; Electrodes; Electron beams; Particle beams; Plasma accelerators; Plasma density; Plasma simulation; Plasma transport processes; Production; Shape;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 25th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Beijing, China

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6513-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIMW.2000.892932

Filename

892932