• DocumentCode
    588556
  • Title

    Generation and focusing of intense light ion beams from pinched-electron beam diodes

  • Author

    Cooperstein, G. ; Goldstein, Shyke A. ; Mosher, D. ; Oliphant, F. W. ; Sandel, F. L. ; Stephanakis, S. J. ; Young, F. C.

  • Author_Institution
    Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D. C. 20375, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1979
  • fDate
    3-6 July 1979
  • Firstpage
    567
  • Lastpage
    575
  • Abstract
    Protons and deuterons produced in a pinch reflex diode are magnetically focused by the self-magnetic field of the ion current in the diode vacuum region and then focused ballistically in a gas filled drift region. With a flat diode geometry, peak ion powers approaching 1 TW (700 kA at 1.3 MV) have been produced corresponding to a 2/3 conversion efficiency of peak diode current to ion current. Ion beams self-focus 20–25 cm from the anode to provide peak current densities up to 50 kA/cm2 within an 8 cm2 area. With a curved diode geometry, peak ion current densities approaching 200 kA/cm2 have been produced 8–10 cm from the anode apex over a 1 cm2 area.
  • Keywords
    Acceleration; Anodes; Atmospheric measurements; Cathodes; Current measurement; Focusing; Ions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    High-Power Electron and Ion Beam Research & Technology, 1979 3rd International Topical Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Novosibirsk, USSR
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6405210
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=588556