Lithium plasma generation for PBFA-II ion diodes
Abstract
The selection of lithium as the ion for PBFA II has made the development of a suitable lithium ion source one of the highest priority areas in the light-ion fusion program. Several schemes for producing lithium ions in a suitable diode configuration are being actively pursued. One attractive option is to use the LIBORS laser ionization technique on a thin layer of lithium vapor near the anode. A space- and time-dependent model of this process has been developed to guide system design studies, and experiments are being performed to validate model predictions.
- Publication:
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Advances in Laser Science-I
- Pub Date:
- August 1986
- DOI:
- 10.1063/1.35818
- Bibcode:
- 1986AIPC..146..654R
- Keywords:
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- 28.50.Re;
- 41.80.Gg