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Options for integrated beam experiments for inertial fusion energy and high-energy density physics research

Authors :
Edward P. Lee
Christine M. Celata
Matthaeus Leitner
Simon S. Yu
B.G. Logan
W.L. Waldron
J.J. Barnard
Source :
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 544:315-323
Publication Year :
2005
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2005.

Abstract

The Heavy Ion Fusion Virtual National Laboratory (HIF–VNL), a collaboration among LBNL, LLNL, and PPPL, is presently focused on separate smaller-scale scientific experiments addressing key issues of future Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) and High-Energy-Density-Physics (HEDP) drivers: the injection, transport, and focusing of intense heavy ion beams at currents from 25 to 600 mA. As a next major step in the HIF–VNL program, we aim for a fully integrated beam physics experiment, which allows integrated source-to-target physics research with a high-current heavy ion beam of IFE-relevant brightness with the goal of optimizing target focusing. This paper describes two rather different options for such an integrated experiment, the Integrated Beam Experiment (IBX) and the Neutralized Drift Compression Experiment (NDCX). Both proposals put emphasis on the unique capability for integrated injection, acceleration, compression, and focusing of a high-current, space-charge-dominated heavy ion beam.

Details

ISSN :
01689002
Volume :
544
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........604c8c6bb478035f3be64ee655b9f4a9
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2005.01.226