Interaction of Relativistic Electron Beams with Fusion Target Blow-off Plasmas.

Abstract

The relativistic Boltzmann equation with a Fokker Planck collision term is solved with the assumption that elastic scattering characterizes the shortest time and length scales of the beam plasma system. Explicit one dimensional solutions containing the self consistent return current electric field show that although range shortening occurs, the primary effect of the electric field is to prevent high current density beams from penetrating into the dense plasma region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA310236

Entities

People

  • Deane F. Mosher

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Classification
  • Coefficients
  • Collisions
  • Current Density
  • Distribution Functions
  • Elastic Scattering
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Flux
  • Equations
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Materials
  • Particle Flux
  • Scattering
  • Security

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics