Title :
Two-stream studies for heavy ion beam propagation in a reactor chamber
Author :
Rose, D.V. ; Genoni, T.C. ; Welch, D.R. ; Olson, C.L.
Author_Institution :
Mission Res. Corp., Albuquerque, NM
Abstract :
Growth rates for the two-stream instability for a heavy-ion beam propagating in a collisionless plasma are analyzed analytically and numerically using particle-in-cell simulations. Good agreement between the analytic and simulation results is found for a wide range of parameters consistent with heavy-ion driven inertia! fusion energy chamber designs
Keywords :
ion beams; particle beam stability; plasma-beam interactions; collisionless plasma; heavy ion beam propagation; heavy-ion driven inertia! fusion energy chamber; particle-in-cell simulations; reactor chamber; two-stream instability; Analytical models; Electron beams; Electrostatics; Fusion reactor design; Inductors; Ion beams; Laboratories; Particle beams; Plasma density; Plasma simulation;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 2003. PAC 2003. Proceedings of the
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7738-9
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.2003.1289849
