Ion acceleration in an expanding plasma

Journal Article · Fri May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981 · Sov. Phys. - JETP (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5789793

Gurevich, A V; Meshcherkin, A P

We consider ion acceleration when a tenuous plasma expands in a vacuum. It is shown that the ion acceleration is substantially enhanced for electron distributions that are not Maxwellian and are enriched with fast particles. We investigate wave motions in an expanding plasma. The existence of two greatly differing wave types is indicated: front waves and quasi-self-similar waves. The acceleration of ions in a multicomponent plasma is considered. The results of the theory are compared with the experimental data on the acceleration of ions in a plasma produced by intense laser pulses; it is shown that they are in sufficient agreement.

• Research Organization: P. N. Lebedev Physics Institute, USSR Academy of Sciences
• OSTI ID: 5789793
• Journal Information: Sov. Phys. - JETP (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. Phys. - JETP (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 53:5; ISSN SPHJA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700108* -- Fusion Energy-- Plasma Research-- Wave Phenomena
ACCELERATION
CHARGED PARTICLES
EXPANSION
IONS
LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA
PLASMA
PLASMA WAVES