Transport of long-pulse, high-current electron beams in preformed monatomic plasma channels in the ions focus regime

Journal Article · Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/27.55940· OSTI ID:6780990

Miller, J D ^[1]; Gilgenbach, R M ^[2]

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1. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Silver Spring, MD (US)
2. Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI (USA). Dept. of Nuclear Engineering

Experiments have been performed demonstrating the efficient transport of long-pulse, high-current electron beams in well-diagnosed, preformed plasma channels. Channels were created by the low-energy electron-beam ionization of low-pressure monatomic gases. These transport efficiencies are comparable to the optimum values obtained for similar pulselengths in previous long-pulse, electron-beam transport experiments in laser-preionized diethylaniline gas. Experimental results show the development of both transverse current centroid oscillations characteristic of the ion hose instability and the microwave emission indicative of relativistic electron beam-plasma electron two-stream instability. Significant microwave emission indicating rapid growth of the two-stream instability has been observed in the {ital S}-band when the space-charge neutralization fraction {ital f{sub e}} exceeds unity.

• OSTI ID: 6780990
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (USA), Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (USA) Vol. 18:3; ISSN 0093-3813; ISSN ITPSB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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