A continuous plasma final focus

Conference · Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:7069829

Whittum, D H

Scaling laws are set down for a plasma cell used for transport, focusing and current neutralization of fine, intense, relativistic electron beams. It is found that there exists a minimum beam spot size, {sigma}{sub min} {approximately} {epsilon}{sub n}(I{sub A}/{gamma}I){sup 1/2}, in such a focusing system. Propagation issues, including channel formation, synchrotron radiation, beam ionization and instabilities, are discussed. Three numerical examples are considered. 38 refs., 2 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 7069829
• Report Number(s): LBL-28644; LBL-27965-Rev.; CONF-900264-5; ON: DE90009199; TRN: 90-011648
• Resource Relation: Conference: Topical conference on research trends in nonlinear and relativistic effects in plasmas, San Diego, CA (USA), 5-8 Feb 1990
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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INSTABILITY
IONIZATION
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SYNCHROTRON RADIATION
BEAMS
BREMSSTRAHLUNG
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
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PARTICLE BEAMS
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