Title :
Theory and simulation of electron beam dynamics in the Atomic Weapons Establishment Superswarf magnetically immersed diode
Author :
Oliver, Bryan V. ; Welch, Dale R. ; Olson, C.L. ; Rosential, S.E. ; Rovang, D.C.
Author_Institution :
Mission Res. Corp., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Results from numerical simulation and analytic theory of magnetically immersed diode behavior on the United Kingdom´s Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) Superswarf accelerator are presented. The immersed diode consists of a cylindrical needle point cathode immersed in a strong /spl sim/10-20 T solenoidal magnetic field. The anode-cathode (A-K) accelerating gap is held at vacuum and is /spl sim/5-10 cm in length, with the anode/target located at the mid-plane of the solenoid. Typical accelerator parameters are 5-6 MeV and 40 kA.
Keywords :
beam handling equipment; diodes; electron beams; particle beam dynamics; 10 to 20 T; 40 kA; 5 to 6 MeV; Superswarf accelerator; Superswarf magnetically immersed diode; analytic theory; anode-cathode accelerating gap; cylindrical needle point cathode; electron beam dynamics; numerical simulation; solenoidal magnetic field; Accelerator magnets; Atomic beams; Cathodes; Diodes; Electron beams; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic fields; Needles; Numerical simulation; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 1999. ICOPS '99. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts. 1999 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5224-6
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.1999.829617
