Stability Considerations for Light-Ion Beam Transport in Z-Discharge Channels.

Abstract

Light-ion beams, appropriate for use as inertial-confinement fusion drivers, can be transported in z-discharge channels over distances of several meters. Here stability considerations for light-ion beam transport in such channels are reviewed. Many aspects of the important velocity-space instabilities are considered and the resulting conditions for good transport are discussed. The results will be presented in a general form so that they may be applied to beams of various species (e.g. H+, D+, C+4, etc.) propagating in channel plasmas of different composition (e.g. hydrogen, argon, air, etc.). (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 08, 1981
Accession Number
ADA101426

Entities

People

  • Deane F. Mosher
  • Paul F. Ottinger
  • Shyke A. Goldstein

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Angular Momentum
  • Critical Temperature
  • Crystal Lattice Vibrations
  • Current Density
  • Distribution Functions
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Frequency
  • Gaussian Distributions
  • Ion Beams
  • Ion Density
  • Ions
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Pulse Compression
  • Radial Velocity
  • Stability Conditions
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster