Propagation of Intense Pulsed Ion Beams across a Magnetic Field
Abstract
The propagation of space-charge neutralized pulsed ion beams across the magnetic field was studied experimentally. The beam was generated by a reflex triode, and the ion energy peaked at 130 keV. A transverse magnetic field B⊥ of up to 3 kG was applied to the drift tube over a distance of 20 cm. The maximum ion current density was approximately 10 A/cm2 at the entrance of this region. The beam was not impeded by the magnetic field for B\bot≲2 kG in agreement with a theoretical prediction.
- Publication:
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Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
- Pub Date:
- June 1979
- DOI:
- 10.1143/JPSJ.46.1963
- Bibcode:
- 1979JPSJ...46.1963K
- Keywords:
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- Crossed Fields;
- Ion Beams;
- Magnetic Fields;
- Propagation Modes;
- Pulsed Radiation;
- Current Density;
- Ion Currents;
- Secondary Emission;
- Signal Analysis;
- Triodes;
- Plasma Physics