| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9845488 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The stability of intense heavy ion beams propagating in preformed plasmas is being assessed for heavy-ion fusion reactor chamber parameters. A dispersion analysis is used to determine unstable two-stream modes for charge- and current-neutralized heavy ion beams propagating in a cold background plasma. Growth rates are compared directly with 2D particle-in-cell simulations. These simulations are also examined to determine saturation amplitudes of the electron thermal energy as well as any deleterious effects on the ion beam.
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Authors
D.V. Rose, T.C. Genoni, D.R. Welch, E.P. Lee,