Generation of High Energy-High Current Ion Pulses by Magnetic Compression of Ion Rings.

Abstract

A scheme is proposed for the generation of intense, high energy ion pulses by magnetic compression of ion rings. After compression the ring is extracted through a half magnetic cusp that transforms an appreciable fraction of the ring's rotational energy to translational energy. Using the Vlasov-Maxwell approach, it has been shown the existence of equilibrium of a hollow, rotating beam in the absence of an external magnetic field and a conducting guide tube. Therefore, the proposed scheme appears to be in particular useful for those applications that require a large separation between the accelerator and the target. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 24, 1979
Accession Number
ADA076200

Entities

People

  • Chris A. Kapetanakos

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Charged Particles
  • Compression
  • Computer Simulations
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • High Energy
  • Ion Beams
  • Ions
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Military Research
  • Pressure Gradients
  • Space Charge

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics