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Title: Plasma Production via Field Ionization

Abstract

Plasma production via field ionization occurs when an incoming particle beam is sufficiently dense that the electric field associated with the beam ionizes a neutral vapor or gas. Experiments conducted at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center explore the threshold conditions necessary to induce field ionization by an electron beam in a neutral lithium vapor. By independently varying the transverse beam size, number of electrons per bunch or bunch length, the radial component of the electric field is controlled to be above or below the threshold for field ionization. Additional experiments ionized neutral xenon and neutral nitric oxide by varying the incoming beam's bunch length. A self-ionized plasma is an essential step for the viability of plasma-based accelerators for future high-energy experiments.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
896948
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-12274
TRN: US200705%%87
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-76SF00515
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Phys.Rev.ST Accel.Beams 9:101301,2006
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Phys.Rev.ST Accel.Beams 9:101301,2006
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; ACCELERATORS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONS; IONIZATION; LITHIUM; NITRIC OXIDE; PARTICLE BEAMS; PLASMA; PLASMA PRODUCTION; STANFORD LINEAR ACCELERATOR CENTER; VIABILITY; XENON; Accelerators,ACCPHY

Citation Formats

O'Connell, C L, Barnes, C D, Decker, F, Hogan, M J, Iverson, R, Krejcik, P, Siemann, R, Walz, D R, /SLAC, Clayton, C E, Huang, C, Johnson, D K, Joshi, C, Lu, W, Marsh, K A, Mori, W, Zhou, M, /UCLA, Deng, S, Katsouleas, T, Muggli, P, Oz, E, and /Southern California U. Plasma Production via Field Ionization. United States: N. p., 2007. Web.
O'Connell, C L, Barnes, C D, Decker, F, Hogan, M J, Iverson, R, Krejcik, P, Siemann, R, Walz, D R, /SLAC, Clayton, C E, Huang, C, Johnson, D K, Joshi, C, Lu, W, Marsh, K A, Mori, W, Zhou, M, /UCLA, Deng, S, Katsouleas, T, Muggli, P, Oz, E, & /Southern California U. Plasma Production via Field Ionization. United States.
O'Connell, C L, Barnes, C D, Decker, F, Hogan, M J, Iverson, R, Krejcik, P, Siemann, R, Walz, D R, /SLAC, Clayton, C E, Huang, C, Johnson, D K, Joshi, C, Lu, W, Marsh, K A, Mori, W, Zhou, M, /UCLA, Deng, S, Katsouleas, T, Muggli, P, Oz, E, and /Southern California U. 2007. "Plasma Production via Field Ionization". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/896948.
@article{osti_896948,
title = {Plasma Production via Field Ionization},
author = {O'Connell, C L and Barnes, C D and Decker, F and Hogan, M J and Iverson, R and Krejcik, P and Siemann, R and Walz, D R and /SLAC and Clayton, C E and Huang, C and Johnson, D K and Joshi, C and Lu, W and Marsh, K A and Mori, W and Zhou, M and /UCLA and Deng, S and Katsouleas, T and Muggli, P and Oz, E and /Southern California U.},
abstractNote = {Plasma production via field ionization occurs when an incoming particle beam is sufficiently dense that the electric field associated with the beam ionizes a neutral vapor or gas. Experiments conducted at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center explore the threshold conditions necessary to induce field ionization by an electron beam in a neutral lithium vapor. By independently varying the transverse beam size, number of electrons per bunch or bunch length, the radial component of the electric field is controlled to be above or below the threshold for field ionization. Additional experiments ionized neutral xenon and neutral nitric oxide by varying the incoming beam's bunch length. A self-ionized plasma is an essential step for the viability of plasma-based accelerators for future high-energy experiments.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/896948}, journal = {Phys.Rev.ST Accel.Beams 9:101301,2006},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 02 00:00:00 EST 2007},
month = {Tue Jan 02 00:00:00 EST 2007}
}