Gas density measurements with heavy ion beams

作者:Neff S; Tauschwitz A; Niemann C; Penache D; Hoffmann DHH; Yu SS; Sharp WM
来源:Journal of Applied Physics, 2003, 93(5): 3079-3081.
DOI:10.1063/1.1543652

摘要

High current discharge channels are a promising option for the final stage of beam transport in a heavy ion fusion reactor. The creation and the properties of the channel are studied at the Gesellschaft fuer Schwerionenforschung accelerator facility. This article discusses a diagnostic technique to. determine the neutral gas density channel created by a laser in a, neutral gas. The concept is to measure the spreading of an ion beamlet due to collisional scattering with the gas, and thereby deduce the average line-integrated gas density. The results show a density reduction near the axis, which compares favorably with one-dimensional code calculations.

  • 出版日期2003-3-1