Controlling charge and current neutralization of an ion beam pulse in a background plasma by application of a solenoidal magnetic field: Weak magnetic field limit

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Kaganovich, I D ^a   Startsev, E A ^a   Sefkow, A B ^a   Davidson, R C ^a  

^a PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; ASTROPHYSICS; BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ION BEAMS; ION BOMBARDMENT; IONS; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETISM; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMA WAVES; PLASMAS; SOLENOIDS;

ANALYTIC MODELS; ANALYTIC THEORIES; ANALYTICAL FORMULAS; BEAM IONS; BEAM PULSES; BEAM TRANSPORTS; BEAM VELOCITIES; COMMON PROBLEMS; CURRENT NEUTRALIZATIONS; ELECTRON GYRO FREQUENCIES; ELECTRON PLASMA FREQUENCIES; ION BEAM PULSES; RADIAL FORCES; SIMULATION RESULTS; SPEED OF LIGHTS; TWO PARTICLES; WEAK MAGNETIC FIELDS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION IN PLASMA;

EID: 55149108806     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3000131     Document Type: Article

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