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- Scott Robertson
- Physics Department, University of California, Irvine, California 92717
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<jats:p>The motion of an intense, charge- and current-neutralized ion beam propagating axially into a solenoidal magnetic field in vacuum is shown to be described by one of two models depending on whether or not the beam magnetic skin depth c/ωpe exceeds half the beam radius. For a less-intense beam having a large skin depth, a new theoretical model is presented which shows that a solenoidal field penetrates to the beam axis and acts as a lens. If a minimum beam density is exceeded, the electrons and ions are brought to a common focus as a result of quasineutrality. The collective focal length is the geometric mean of the focal lengths for the two species when traveling alone. For an intense beam having a small skin depth, the applied field is excluded from the center of the beam channel by a skin current and the resulting magnetic pressure gradient compresses the beam. This case is similar to the theta pinch and is described by a snowplow model. The two models are verified by experiments with a 150 kV, 0.5–5 A/cm2 proton beam from a magnetically insulated diode. Possible applications in magnetic fusion, inertial fusion, and magnetospheric physics are discussed.</jats:p>
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- The Physics of Fluids
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The Physics of Fluids 26 (4), 1129-1138, 1983-04-01
AIP Publishing
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詳細情報 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1360579819411494912
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- DOI
- 10.1063/1.864224
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- ISSN
- 00319171
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