Proton-boron fusion scheme taking into account the effects of target degeneracy
SJ Liu, D Wu, TX Hu, TY Liang, XC Ning, JH Liang… - Physical Review …, 2024 - APS
The proton-boron (pB 11) reaction is regarded as the holy grail of advanced fusion fuels,
since the primary reaction produces three α particles with few neutrons and induced …
since the primary reaction produces three α particles with few neutrons and induced …
Transport of intense particle beams in large-scale plasmas
BZ Chen, D Wu, JR Ren, DHH Hoffmann, YT Zhao - Physical Review E, 2020 - APS
Transport of particle beams in plasmas is widely employed in fundamental research,
industry, and medicine. Due to the high inertia of ion beams, their transport in plasmas is …
industry, and medicine. Due to the high inertia of ion beams, their transport in plasmas is …
Sunbeam: Near-sun statites as beam platforms for beam-driven rockets
JK Greason, G Bruhaug - Acta Astronautica, 2024 - Elsevier
We outline a method of beamed power for propulsion that utilizes relativistic electron beams.
The physics of charged particle beam propagation in the space plasma environment is …
The physics of charged particle beam propagation in the space plasma environment is …
[HTML][HTML] Particle-in-cell studies of fast-ion slowing-down rates in cool tenuous magnetized plasma
ES Evans, SA Cohen, DR Welch - Physics of Plasmas, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
We report on 3D-3V particle-in-cell simulations of fast-ion energy-loss rates in a cold, weakly-
magnetized, weakly-coupled plasma where the electron gyroradius, ρ e, is comparable to or …
magnetized, weakly-coupled plasma where the electron gyroradius, ρ e, is comparable to or …
[HTML][HTML] Defocusing of an ion beam propagating in background plasma due to two-stream instability
E Tokluoglu, ID Kaganovich - Physics of Plasmas, 2015 - pubs.aip.org
The current and charge neutralization of charged particle beams by background plasma
enable ballistic beam propagation and have a wide range of applications in inertial fusion …
enable ballistic beam propagation and have a wide range of applications in inertial fusion …
[HTML][HTML] Amplification due to two-stream instability of self-electric and magnetic fields of an ion beam propagating in background plasma
Propagation of charged particle beams in background plasma as a method of space charge
neutralization has been shown to achieve a high degree of charge and current …
neutralization has been shown to achieve a high degree of charge and current …
Effects of beam-plasma instabilities on neutralized propagation of intense ion beams in background plasma
EA Startsev, ID Kaganovich, RC Davidson - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The streaming of an intense ion beam relative to background plasma can cause the
development of fast electrostatic collective instabilities. The plasma waves produced by the …
development of fast electrostatic collective instabilities. The plasma waves produced by the …
Two-stream stability properties of the return-current layer for intense ion beam propagation through background plasma
EA Startsev, RC Davidson, M Dorf - Physics of Plasmas, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
When an ion beam with sharp edge propagates through a background plasma, its current is
neutralized by the plasma return current everywhere except at the beam edge over a …
neutralized by the plasma return current everywhere except at the beam edge over a …
Confinement of intense proton beams by an applied axial magnetic field in large-scale plasma
B Chen, D Wu, J Ren, J Wang, Y Zhao - Physics of Plasmas, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Stable and efficient transport of particle beams through plasma is a frequent topic in particle–
matter interactions. In plasma, intense ion beams can focus and flap because of the self …
matter interactions. In plasma, intense ion beams can focus and flap because of the self …
Enhanced collective focusing of intense neutralized ion beam pulses in the presence of weak solenoidal magnetic fields
MA Dorf, RC Davidson, ID Kaganovich… - Physics of Plasmas, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
The design of ion drivers for warm dense matter and high energy density physics
applications and heavy ion fusion involves transverse focusing and longitudinal …
applications and heavy ion fusion involves transverse focusing and longitudinal …