Ion Beam Steering with a High Intensity Electron Beam

In conventional theory, steering or bending an ion beam of high energy and high current requires very intense magnetic fields, which are both uneconomical and bulky. This problem is even more severe for singly charged ion beam with very high atomic number, which require large magnetic field energy both to bend and also to focus the beam against its self electric field. In this paper we present a new and simple technique, which will substantially alleviate these problems.