Analytical and numerical studies of heavy ion beam transport in the fusion chamber

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 497-502

  Kaganovich, Igor D ^a   Startsev, Edward A ^a   Davidson, Ronald C ^a  

^a PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ion beam; Plasma neutralization; Plasma waves; Self fields

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSMIC RAYS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION IN PLASMA; ION BEAMS; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA WAVES;

PLASMA NEUTRALIZATION;

HEAVY IONS;

EID: 0036945713     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034602203274     Document Type: Conference Paper

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