Influence of magnetic field strength on the focusing properties of a high-current plasma lens
Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine
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Influence of magnetic field strength on the focusing properties of a high-current plasma lens
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Goncharov, A.A.
Gubarev, S.M. Protsenko, I.M. Brown, I. |
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Вeams and waves in plasma
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We present results of experimental studies of the operation of the high-current wide-aperture plasma lens in the range of low magnetic fields. Investigations of focusing of copper and carbon ion beams with current up to 0,5 A and energy up to 20 keV by a plasma lens with aperture ~7 cm were conducted in Kiev; studies of focusing of tantalum, copper, zinc and carbon ion beams with current up to 0,5 A and energy up to 50 keV were studied in Berkeley. In both cases ion beams were produced by a vacuum-arc (MEVVA-type) ion source. Substantial increase of the beam current density at the focus of the lens was found for low magnitudes of the magnetic fields. A maximum in beam current density is observed for magnetic fields 5-16 kA/m, in a notably narrow range. The optimal magnetic field increases with increasing voltage applied to the lens. For a copper ion beam the optimal current density reaches ~250 mA/cm2, then drops by a factor 3-4 with increasing magnetic field, after which it grows again and reaches a saturation value ~120 mA/cm2 for magnetic fields exceeding 40 kA/m. The effect is observed for different distributions of the external potential of the lens electrodes. Measurement of the radial distribution of potential in the mid-plane of the lens reveals a self-consistent optimal electric field topography with minimal spherical aberrations. It is observed also in the optimum case, a drastic decrease (by a factor of more than an order of magnitude) in the amplitude of oscillations in the lens and focused ion beam. A decrease of the halfwidth of the ion beam at the lens focus is also observed.
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2015-03-18T18:44:50Z
2015-03-18T18:44:50Z 2000 |
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Video
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Influence of magnetic field strength on the focusing properties of a high-current plasma lens / A.A. Goncharov, S.M. Gubarev, I.M. Protsenko, I. Brown // Вопросы атомной науки и техники. — 2000. — № 6. — С. 124-127. — Бібліогр.: 5 назв. — англ.
1562-6016 http://dspace.nbuv.gov.ua/handle/123456789/78545 533.9 |
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en
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Вопросы атомной науки и техники
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Національний науковий центр «Харківський фізико-технічний інститут» НАН України
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