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Decreased beam divergence in proof-of-principle experiment for the light ion beam fusion facility PBFA II

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

J. P. Vandevender ,
J. A. Swegle ,
D. J. Johnson ,
K. W. Bieg ,
E. J. T. Burns ,
J. W. Poukey ,
P. A. Miller ,
J. N. Olsen  and
G. Yonas
J. P. Vandevender
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 U.S.A.
J. A. Swegle
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 U.S.A.
D. J. Johnson
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 U.S.A.
K. W. Bieg
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 U.S.A.
E. J. T. Burns
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 U.S.A.
J. W. Poukey
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 U.S.A.
P. A. Miller
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 U.S.A.
J. N. Olsen
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 U.S.A.
G. Yonas
Affiliation:
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 U.S.A.
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Abstract

The Proto-I experiment for a proof-of-principle experiment is described resulting in a beam divergence for ions of only 14mrad at 1·5 MV—420 KA operation and 6 KA/cm2 anode current density before focusing. This is a better beam divergence than required for Sandia National Laboratories' PBFA I and II installations, for which scaling is discussed. Ion source development is reported and the PBFA II experiment described for 30 MV operation with short pulses (10–15 nsec) of lithium ions. Pulses of 50 nsec width and 130 KJ energy have been achieved from the prototype module for PBFA II.

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Research Article
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Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , February 1985 , pp. 93 - 105
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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