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Filamentation instability of ion beams focussed in pellet fusion reactors

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6611222
The growth of current filamentation instability is calculated for intense multi-GeV heavy ion beams focussed across a target chamber onto a fusion pellet. Conditions for which this instability growth can be kept small are given.
Research Organization:
Maryland Univ., College Park (USA). Inst. for Physical Science and Technology
OSTI ID:
6611222
Report Number(s):
TID-28658
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English