Magnetic compression of charge-neutralized ion beams

Journal Article · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1977 · Phys. Fluids; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.861676· OSTI ID:7106247

Mosher, D

Magnetic compression of a cold, charge-neutralized ion beam due to passage through a slowly varying magnetic-mirror field is studied. Conditions on the field and beam parameters are derived which permit the beam to be compressed to order-of-magnitude higher current densities while preserving the laminar nature of the flow. Effects associated with rotation, beam convergence, and velocity shear in the incident beam, and those due to self-fields are included in the analysis. Utilization of compressed beams extracted from reflex triodes and ion diodes for heating of thermonuclear plasmas is discussed.

• Research Organization: Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D. C. 20375
• OSTI ID: 7106247
• Journal Information: Phys. Fluids; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Fluids; (United States) Vol. 20:7; ISSN PFLDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700101* -- Fusion Energy-- Plasma Research-- Confinement
Heating
& Production
BEAM CURRENTS
BEAM INJECTION HEATING
BEAM OPTICS
BEAMS
BOUNDARY CONDITIONS
COMPRESSION
CONTINUITY EQUATIONS
CURRENTS
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
EQUATIONS
EQUATIONS OF MOTION
HEATING
ION BEAMS
ION SOURCES
KILO AMP BEAM CURRENTS
MAGNETIC COMPRESSION
MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS
MAGNETIC MIRROR CONFIGURATIONS
OPEN CONFIGURATIONS
PLASMA HEATING