Author :
Hinshelwood, D.D. ; Boller, J.R. ; Cooperstein, G. ; Fisher, R.C. ; Greenly, J.M. ; Jones, T.G. ; Mosher, D. ; Neri, J.M. ; Noonan, W.A. ; Oliver, Bryan V. ; Olson, C.L. ; Ottinger, P.F. ; Rose, David V. ; Stephanakis, S.J. ; Welch, Dale R. ; Young, Frede
Author_Institution :
Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, 20375 USA
Abstract :
Transport of light ion beams through low-pressure background gas is under investigation at NRL in support of the light-ion ICF program at Sandia National Laboratories. Scaling experiments and the field solver/orbit code ATHETA have been used to design and construct a focusing, extraction applied-B diode for transport experiments. We have developed an active anode source to provide a high proton fraction in the ion beam and a fast ion turn-on time. A very sensitive Zeeman diagnostic is being developed to determine the net current distribution in the beam/transport system. Both analytical and numerical techniques using several codes are being applied to transport modeling, leading to the capability of full system studies.
