Ion beam generation and focusing on PBFA II

Author

Stinnett, R.W. ; Bailey, J.E. ; Bieg, K.W. ; Coats, R.S. ; Chandler, G. ; Derzon, M.S. ; Desjarlais, M.P. ; Dreike, P.L. ; Gerber, R.A. ; Johnson, D.J. ; Leeper, R.J. ; Lockner, T.R. ; Maenchen, J. ; Mehlhorn, T.A. ; Pregenzer, A.L. ; Quintenz, J.P. ; Ren

Author_Institution

Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

2-5 July 1990

Firstpage

167

Lastpage

172

Abstract

During the past year we have succeeded in obtaining a 5 TW/cm² proton focus¹ on Sandia National Laboratories´ Particle Beam Fusion Accelerator (PBFA) II. This has allowed us to shift our experimental emphasis to the implementation of an improved ion diode geometry for higher voltage operation, full azimuthal beam characterization, and especially lithium ion source experiments. We have made significant progress in each of these areas during the past year, demonstrating 10 MV diode operation, ± 10% azimuthal beam symmetry, and promising initial results from lithium ion source experiments.

Keywords

focusing; ion beams; particle beam fusion accelerators; PBFA II; azimuthal beam characterization; focusing; higher voltage operation; ion beam generation; ion diode geometry; lithium ion source; particle beam fusion accelerator; Anodes; Films; Geometry; Laser beams; Lithium; Magnetic fields; Particle beams;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

High-Power Particle Beams, 1990 8th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Novosibirsk

Print_ISBN

9.7898102055e+012

Type

conf

Filename

6396271