Title :
Anode heating in an intense ion beam diode with a CO2 laser
Author :
Camarcat, N. ; Devin, A. ; Peugnet, C. ; Patou, C. ; Michel, G.
Author_Institution :
C.E.A. Valduc, France
Abstract :
In order to accelerate intense CZ+ beams (z = 2 – 4), we heat the anode of a pinch-reflex diode with a CO2 laser. At laser power densities of 1010 W/cm2 over a 2 mm focal spot, we demonstrate that gap closure is avoided and that ion efficiency is increased by a least a factor 3 over diode operation without the laser.
Conference_Titel :
High-Power Particle Beams, 1983. HPPB. 5th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA