Electrostatic plasma lens for focusing negatively charged particle beams

Journal Article · Wed Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2012 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3675387· OSTI ID:22066323

Goncharov, A A; Dobrovolskiy, A M; Dunets, S M ^[1]; Litovko, I V ^[2]; Gushenets, V I; Oks, E M ^[3]

---

1. Institute of Physics NAS of Ukraine, Kiev 03028, Ave. Nauki 46 (Ukraine)
2. Institute for Nuclear Research NAS of Ukraine, Kiev 03650, pr. Nauki 47 (Ukraine)
3. High-Current Electronics Institute SB of RAS, Tomsk (Russian Federation)

We describe the current status of ongoing research and development of the electrostatic plasma lens for focusing and manipulating intense negatively charged particle beams, electrons, and negative ions. The physical principle of this kind of plasma lens is based on magnetic isolation electrons providing creation of a dynamical positive space charge cloud in shortly restricted volume propagating beam. Here, the new results of experimental investigations and computer simulations of wide-aperture, intense electron beam focusing by plasma lens with positive space charge cloud produced due to the cylindrical anode layer accelerator creating a positive ion stream towards an axis system is presented.

• OSTI ID: 22066323
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 83, Issue 2; Conference: ICIS 2011: 14. international conference on ion sources, Giardini-Naxos, Sicily (Italy), 12-16 Sep 2011; Other Information: (c) 2012 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
ANIONS
ANODES
APERTURES
CATIONS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
CYLINDRICAL CONFIGURATION
ELECTROMAGNETIC LENSES
ELECTRON BEAMS
ELECTROSTATIC LENSES
FOCUSING
SPACE CHARGE