Title :
IFA-2 Collective Ion Accelerator Experiments
Author :
Olson, C.L. ; Frost, C.A. ; Patterson, E.L. ; Anthes, J.P. ; Poukey, J.W.
Author_Institution :
Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, NM 87185
Abstract :
Ion acceleration has now been demonstrated with the IFA-2 collective ion accelerator system. The IFA-2 system is described, photoionization experiments are summarized, and ion results are presented. Using a 1 MeV electron beam and a 30 cm acceleration length, IFA-2 has produced 5 MeV H+, 10 MeV D+, and 20 MeV He++. This means that accelerating fields of 33 MV/m over 30 cm have been achieved with a controlled collective accelerator for the first time.
Keywords :
Acceleration; Gas lasers; Ion accelerators; Ionization; Laser beams; Lasers and electrooptics; Linear particle accelerator; Particle accelerators; Plasma accelerators; Potential well;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1985.4334418
