Plasma channel and Z-pinch dynamics for heavy ion transport
Description:
A self stabilized, free standing, z-pinch plasma channel has been proposed to deliver the high intensity heavy ion beam from the end of a driver to the fuel target in a heavy ion inertial fusion power plant. The z-pinch relaxes emittance and energy spread requirements requiring a lower cost driver. A z-pinch transport would reduce the number of beam entry port holes to the target chamber from over a hundred to four as compared to neutralized ballistic focusing thus reducing the driver hardware …
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Date:
July 9, 2002
Creator:
Ponce-Marquez, David
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department