NRL Beam Propagation Theory Studies in Support of SuperIBEX, PULSERAD, RADLAC, PURE and DELPHI
Abstract
NRL beam propagation studies in support of SuperIBEX, PULSERAD, and RADLAC experiments and theoretical studies concerning the PURE and DELPHI concepts are summarized in a series of short papers. The first of these papers contains an overview of beam propagation in reduced-density channels. The second describes simulation studies of past and future channel tracking experiments on NRL's SuperIBEX and PULSERAD devices. The effect of the frequency spectrum of initial perturbations on the hose instability is described in the next paper. The fourth paper investigates the feasibility of using near-term experiments to simulate the physics of the pulse decoupling in long-range propagation. The next paper describes electron energy deposition in O+, expected to be a major constituent of a PURE mode channel. Analytical and simulation studies of the virulent transverse two-stream instability, a potential problem for the PURE and DELPHI propagation concepts, are described in the last paper. Keywords: Channel tracking, Ion focused regime, Hose instability, Beam propagation, Charged particle beams, Air chemistry.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 31, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA226553
Entities
People
- A. W. Ali
- Glenn R. Joyce
- P. Boris
- R. F. Hubbard
- Richard F. Fernsler
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory