Observation of superdense megavolt ion beams in a long-pulse magnetically insulated diode

Technical Report · Thu Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:7208313

Luckhardt, S C; Fleischmann, H H; Kribel, R E

In microsecond-megavolt-pulse experiments with a magnetically insulated diode, high-energy ion beam densities of up to 300 A/cm/sup 2/ were obtained which are superdense (i.e. above the Child-Langmuir limit) by an order of magnitude. Ion pulse durations of up to 1 ..mu..sec resulted in large time-integrated ion yields: up to 120 ..mu..Asec/cm/sup 2/ (75 ..mu..Asec/cm/sup 2/ of protons) per pulse which may be sufficient for the generation of field-reversing ion rings. Using conducting anodes, megavolt insulation times in the microsecond range were observed for gap spacings of 1.2 to 1.7 cm.

• Research Organization: Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y. (USA). School of Applied and Engineering Physics; James Madison Univ., Harrisonburg, Va. (USA). Dept. of Physics
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-S-02-2319
• OSTI ID: 7208313
• Report Number(s): TID-28243
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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