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Mathematical and experimental simulation of a cylindrical plasma target trap with inverse magnetic mirrors

Part of: Complex Plasma Phenomena

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

E. A. Berendeev ,
G. I. Dimov ,
G. I. Dudnikova ,
A. V. Ivanov ,
G. G. Lazareva  and
V. A. Vshivkov
E. A. Berendeev*
Affiliation:
Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
G. I. Dimov
Affiliation:
Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
G. I. Dudnikova
Affiliation:
Institute of Computational Technologies, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
A. V. Ivanov
Affiliation:
Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
G. G. Lazareva
Affiliation:
Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
V. A. Vshivkov
Affiliation:
Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
*
†Email address for correspondence: evgeny.berendeev@gmail.com
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Abstract

A plasma target for highly efficient neutralization of powerful negative ion beams is considered. The plasma is confined within a magnetic trap with multipole magnetic walls. It is proposed to use inverse magnetic mirrors to limit plasma outflow through the inlet and outlet holes in the trap. Using the particle-in-cell method, mathematical simulation of plasma dynamics in the trap has been performed. The estimates of plasma distribution and particle confinement efficiency in the region of the magnetic mirrors has been obtained. Simulation results were compared with experimental data.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 81 , Issue 5 , October 2015 , 495810512
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© Cambridge University Press 2015 

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