Multiple electron stripping of 3.4 MeV/amu Kr7+ and Xe11+ in nitrogen
| Autor: | L. R. Grisham, Igor Kaganovich, K. E. Zaharakis, R. L. Watson, V. Horvat, D. Mueller, M. S. Armel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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| Zdroj: | Physics of Plasmas. 8:1753-1756 |
| ISSN: | 1089-7674 1070-664X |
| Popis: | Use of heavy ions beams with ∼10 MeV/amu mass ∼200, and average charge state of 1+ has been proposed as a driver for heavy ion fusion. Stripping of the ion beam by background gas can lead to an increase in the space charge density of the beam, which may make focusing the intense ion beam onto small targets more complex. Knowledge of the electron loss cross sections is essential to understand and address the problem. Currently, there are no 10 MeV/amu mass=200, charge state=1 beams available, and the theories that calculate electron loss cross sections can be experimentally tested only by using available beams of somewhat lower energy and higher initial charge state. The charge state distribution of ions produced in single collisions of 3.4 MeV/amu Kr7+ and 3.4 MeV/amu Xe11+ in N2 have been measured at the Texas A&M Cyclotron Institute using a windowless gas cell. The charge states of the outgoing ions are determined by magnetic analysis using a position-sensitive microchannel-plate detector. The cross sec... |
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