2.5-Dimensional numerical simulation of a high-current ion linear induction accelerator
- National Science Center Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology (Ukraine)
Results are presented from numerical particle simulations of the transport and acceleration of a high-current tubular ion beam through one to five magnetically insulated accelerating gaps. The ion beam is neutralized by an accompanying electron beam. The possibility of transporting a high-current neutralized ion beam through five cusps is demonstrated. It is shown that the quality of the distribution function of a high-current ion beam at the exit from the accelerator can be substantially improved by optimizing the energy of the neutralizing electron beam. It is also shown that, by injecting additional high-current electron beams into the cusps, the accelerated ion beam can be made more monoenergetic and its divergence can be reduced.
- OSTI ID:
- 21399984
- Journal Information:
- Plasma Physics Reports, Vol. 34, Issue 8; Other Information: DOI: 10.1134/S1063780X08080059; Copyright (c) 2008 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; ISSN 1063-780X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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