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3D multispecies nonlinear perturbative particle simulations of collective instabilities in intense particle beams

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1301894· OSTI ID:21207645
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  1. Plasma Physics Laboratory Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08543 (United States)
Collective instabilities in intense charged particle beams described self-consistently by the Vlasov-Maxwell equations are studied using a 3D multispecies nonlinear perturbative particle simulation method. The electron-proton (e-p) two-stream instability is observed in the simulations carried out with the newly-developed Beam Equilibrium Stability and Transport (BEST) code. This code provides an effective numerical tool to investigate collective instabilities, periodically-focused beam propagation in alternating-gradient focusing fields, halo formation, and other important nonlinear processes in intense beam propagation.
OSTI ID:
21207645
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 496; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English