Analysis of the electron injection in a Malmberg-Penning trap

Journal Article · Wed Oct 18 00:00:00 EDT 2006 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2387917· OSTI ID:20891677

Bettega, G; Cavaliere, F; Illiberi, A; Pozzoli, R; Rome, M ^[1]; Cavenago, M ^[2]

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1. I.N.F.N. Sez. di Milano, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Milan (Italy)
2. I.N.F.N. Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Legnaro (Italy)

The phase of injection of the electrons in a Malmberg-Penning trap is investigated both experimentally (in the ELTRAP device) and numerically. The resulting plasma density distribution is studied by varying the source parameters, the external magnetic field strength, the time of injection of the electrons and the axial position of the external potential barrier. The observed processes are interpreted using a three-dimensional particle-in-cell code which solves the drift-Poisson system where kinetic effects in the motion parallel to the magnetic field are taken into account.

• OSTI ID: 20891677
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 862, Issue 1; Conference: Non-neutral plasma physics VI: Workshop on non-neutral plasmas 2006, Aarhus (Denmark), 25-29 Jun 2006; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2387917; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ELECTRON BEAM INJECTION
ELECTRONS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
PLASMA DENSITY
PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS
PLASMA SIMULATION
THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
TRAPS