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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The design of ion drivers for warm dense matter and high energy density physics
applications and heavy ion fusion involves transverse focusing and longitudinal …