Light ion sources and target results on PBFA II

Author

Cook, D.L. ; Bailey, J.E. ; Bieg, K.W. ; Bloomquist, D.D. ; Coats, R.S. ; Chandler, G.C. ; Cuneo, M.E. ; Derzon, M.S. ; Desjarlais, M.P. ; Dreike, P.L. ; Dukart, R.J. ; Gerber, R.A. ; Johnson, D.J. ; Leeper, R.J. ; Lockner, T.R. ; McDaniel, D.H. ; Maenche

Author_Institution

Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

2-5 July 1990

Firstpage

3

Lastpage

13

Abstract

Advances in ion beam theory, diagnostics, and experiments in the past two years have enabled efficient generation of intense proton beams on PBFA II, and focusing of the beam power to 5.4 TW/cm² on a 6-mm-diameter target. Target experiments have been started with the intense proton beams, since the range of protons at 4-5 MeV is equivalent to that of lithium at 30 MeV. Three series of experiments have been conducted using planar, conical, and cylindrical targets. These tests have provided information on ion beam power density, uniformity, and energy deposition. In order to increase the power density substantially for target implosion experiments, we are now concentrating on development of high voltage lithium ion beams.

Keywords

ion sources; lithium; particle accelerators; particle beam diagnostics; particle beams; PBFA II; electron volt energy 30 MeV; electron volt energy 4 MeV to 5 MeV; energy deposition; high voltage lithium ion beams; intense proton beam generation; ion beam power density; light ion sources; particle beam fusion accelerator II; Density measurement; Ion beams; Lithium; Power system measurements; Protons; X-ray imaging;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

High-Power Particle Beams, 1990 8th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Novosibirsk

Print_ISBN

9.7898102055e+012

Type

conf

Filename

6396255