Vacuum electron acceleration driven by two crossed Airy beams

Using numerical simulation, we have studied in detail vacuum electron acceleration driven by two crossed Airy beams with identical characteristics except for opposite accelerating directions. An electron injected along the longitudinal central axis is only affected by the combined longitudinal electric field. In addition, a suitable crossed Airy beams scheme is more beneficial to the energy gain of an electron than the single Airy beam acceleration scheme [Opt. Lett. 35, 3258 (2010)]. Meanwhile, the cross angle, the injection energy of the electron, and the initial phase of the Airy beams play significant roles in the energy gain of the electron.     

Adiabatic plasma buncher

In this paper, we present a new scheme of injection into a plasma accelerator, aimed at producing a high-quality beam while relaxing the demands on the bunch length of the injected beam. The beam dynamics in the injector, consisting of a high-voltage pulsed photodiode, is analyzed and optimized to produce a λ_p/20 long electron bunch at 2.5 MeV. This bunch is injected into a plasma wave in which it compresses down to λ_p/100, while accelerating up to 250 MeV. This simultaneous bunching and acceleration of a high-quality beam requires a proper combination of injection energy and injection phase. Preliminary results from simulations are shown to assess the potentials of the scheme     

Fundamental structure of Fresnel diffraction: longitudinal uniformity with respect to fractional Fourier order

Fresnel integrals corresponding to different distances can be interpreted as scaled fractional Fourier transformations observed on spherical reference surfaces. Transverse samples can be taken on these surfaces with separation that increases with propagation distance. Here, we are concerned with the separation of the spherical reference surfaces along the longitudinal direction. We show that these surfaces should be equally spaced with respect to the fractional Fourier transform order, rather than being equally spaced with respect to the distance of propagation along the optical axis. The spacing should be of the order of the reciprocal of the space-bandwidth product of the signals. The space-dependent longitudinal and transverse spacings define a grid that reflects the structure of Fresnel diffraction.     

Nonlinear Plasma Dynanics in the Plasma Wakefield Accelerator

Excitation of nonlinear plasma oscillations by an ultrarelativistic electron beam is considered in this paper. It is shown, by analytical solutions of the fully relativistic nonlinear fluid equations in one dimension, that under certain conditions on the relative densities of the electron beam and the plasma, extremely large longitudinal electric fields can be generated in the wake of the beam. This scheme can be considered as a nonlinear regime of the plasma wakefield accelerator (PWFA), and is seen to have the advantage that the transformer ratio, the ratio of the maximum amplitude of the accelerating field behind the driving beam over the maximum amplitude of the decelerating field inside of the beam, can be made arbitrarily large, dependent only on the length of the driving beam. The effects of beam loading on the efficiency of this scheme are considered, and are shown to be equivalent to those predicted in the linear regime.     

Experimental Investigation of Jet Stabilization in Near-Axis Region of Plasma Reactor

The paper presents the results of experimental investigations of aerodynamics and heat transfer in a vortex plasma reactor with gas jet injection along its axis. The process of mixing under quasi-isothermal conditions (injection of slightly heated jet) and inhomogeneous conditions (injection of helium and argon) as well as with the injection along the axis of plasma jet is studied consistently. A detailed comparison of temperature fields and concentrations is presented for these conditions. The process of jet expansion is shown to be defined mainly by three factors — centrifugal mass forces, buoyancy forces and initial velocity shift in a jet at the chamber inlet. The end flows contribute considerably to the process of jet mass transfer with peripheral flow.     

Analysis of the behavior of a discharge in a coaxial plasma jet accelerator

We analyze the behavior of the discharge in a coaxial plasma jet accelerator with a pulsed supply of the working gas released by an electric discharge from titanium hydride powder. Radiation (varying with time) from the discharge in the accelerator was detected using an optical method through a narrow slit cut along the outer electrode by a Bifo Company K008 streak camera. Stable operation of the source with the highest kinetic energy of a pure hydrogen plasma jet was attained for a relatively uniform glow of the discharge along the accelerator during the entire current pulse. Conversely, local glow of the discharge at the outlet or inlet of the accelerator considerably contaminated the discharge with impurities, and the kinetic energy of the plasma jet decreased by an order of magnitude. The highest energy of the plasma jet was attained when the polarity of the electrodes was the same as at the plasma focus.     

The Influence of a Longitudinal Magnetic Fields on a Non‐Uniform Positive Column

The variations of plasma parameters of a dc discharge in a non‐uniform magnetized plasma were measured using fast floating double Langmuir probes. A solenoid is used to produce a uniform magnetic field parallel to the discharge axis. The axial changes of the plasma parameters are presented in the range of longitudinal magnetic fields 200 to 600 Gauss at the pressure range 0.3 to 2.1 Torr and discharge currents 5 and 15 mA in argon gas. The experimental results indicate that, as a consequence of the axial magnetic.eld and the variations in the discharge tube radii, the plasma parameters at small radius exhibit obvious changes in their distributions along the axis compared to the situation of unmagnetized plasma. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

丝阵Z箍缩早期消融等离子体动力学的二维数值模拟研究

采用理想磁流体力学模型,给出合理的二维(r, θ)质量注入边界条件,对丝阵Z箍缩早期消融等离子体的动力学过程进行了二维(r, θ)数值模拟研究,得到消融等离子体各参量以及磁场的二维时空分布.模拟结果表明,消融等离子体的运动包括四个主要阶段:首先向轴漂移,然后在轴线处滞止并形成先驱等离子体柱,随后先驱等离子体柱被压缩,最后缓慢膨胀.计算了不同丝阵半径和丝间距情况下消融等离子体到轴速度以及消融质量占丝阵总质量的份额,它们的变化规律与实验结果基本符合.通过 关键词： 丝阵Z箍缩 理想磁流体 消融等离子体     

Tomography of injection and acceleration of monoenergetic electrons in a laser-wakefield accelerator

A tomographic diagnosis method was developed to systematically resolve the injection and acceleration processes of a monoenergetic electron beam in a laser-wakefield accelerator. It was found that all the monoenergetic electrons are injected at the same location in the plasma column and accelerated from 5 to 55 MeV energy in 200 microm distance. This is a direct measurement of the real acceleration gradient in a laser-wakefield accelerator, and the experimental data are consistent with the model of transverse wave breaking and beam loading for monoenergetic electron injection.     

竖壁传热对方腔内Benard对流的影响

本文采用具有QUICK差分格式的SIMPLE算法对边界竖壁传热的方腔内空气Benard对流进行了数值计算,根据计算结果探讨了竖壁传热对Benard对流的影响.计算表明,在所考虑的几何和物理条件下,所有竖壁绝热时,腔内流体形成平行与短轴的多个涡卷;竖壁存在传热时,腔内流体形成平行于长轴的两个涡卷,并且平行于长轴竖壁的传热热流方向相反时,涡卷的旋转方向也相反;垂直于长轴蛏壁的传热对近壁附近的流动有一定影响.     

Study of MHD dynamo effect at the outlet from plasma accelerator in the presence of longitudinal magnetic field

Properties of compressible flows in the quasi-stationary plasma accelerator have been studied in the presence of an additional longitudinal magnetic field and the arising rotation of plasma flow. Numerical study was carried out within the framework of two-dimensional magnetic hydrodynamics (MHD) model of the axisymmetric plasma flows taking into account the finite conductivity of medium and radiation transport. Dynamics of compressible plasma flows is accompanied by the MHD dynamo effect or generation of magnetic field on a conical shock wave forming at the outlet from the accelerator.     

Three-dimensional acoustic Fabry-Perot interferometer of α-quartz as converter of acoustic modes

A cube of α-quartz with polished flat and parallel sides was used as an acoustic three-dimensional Fabry-Perot interferometer. The sides of the cube are perpendicular to the crystallographic axesx, y, z of the quartz. By means of a transducer, transverse elastic waves were injected along thez-axis. Because of anisotropy, this produces a diffuse acoustic field in the cube. From this diffuse field, the interferometer selects pure longitudinal acoustic waves along thex andz axis, which were identified by means of the different velocities of propagation.     

Electrodynamic Plasma Thruster with Capillary-Porous Electrode

Technical Physics - A scheme of a spacecraft thruster based on a stationary electrodynamic plasma accelerator with capillary-porous electrodes is proposed. Such electrodes are renewable and...     

Performance Analysis of a Diagonal MHD Accelerator for Space Propulsion

The performance of a diagonal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) accelerator has been numerically investigated. Studies were carried out using air plasma as a working gas in an equilibrium condition based on the MHD Augmented Propulsion Experiment channel designed by NASA. The MacCormack scheme is employed in order to solve the set of differential equations with MHD approximations. The fundamental performance of a diagonal MHD accelerator considering both flow performance along the channel and propulsion performance has been evaluated under various applied input currents and magnetic fields. The optimum performance is dominated by ${bf j} times {bf B}$ Lorentz body force acceleration, while it is increased with Joule heating and the ${bf u} times {bf B}$ term's contribution, which are detrimental to the propulsion performance. Moreover, friction forces resist the flow performance, particularly near the channel exit.      

超短脉冲激光同位素分离

同位素的分离极为重要。传统的分离方法是气相分离法。文章详细介绍了有别于该方法的两种激光同位素分离方法。其基本原理是利用离心分离作用产生同位素的分离。具体说来就是,一个旋转等离子体柱在一定条件下达到流体力学平衡时,其中的同位素离子沿径向将形成高斯密度分布。质量数越高的离子,密度分布的高斯半径越大,从而在径向形成具有不同丰度的同位素分布。理论和实验表明,该方法能产生较高丰度的同位素,具有良好的实用化前景。     

Effective erosion coefficient and plasma velocity limitation in the channel of an electromagnetic rail accelerator

The concept of an effective erosion coefficient, which takes into account the capture and entrainment in motion (by accelerated plasma) of only part of the erosion mass lost by rail accelerator electrodes, is introduced to describe the plasma acceleration dynamics in the channel of an electromagnetic rail accelerator. This parameter is determined from a comparison of the experimental and calculated plasma velocities at the stage of velocity saturation. The plasma velocity is calculated using a model that takes into account the pressure force of a shock-compressed gas and the deceleration force that appears during the capture of the erosion mass by a plasma piston. The ratio of the captured mass to the mass lost by the electrodes is found to depend on the current; for copper, this ratio is 1/4–2/3. The effective erosion coefficient is 0.6–0.7 mg/C at a current of ～40 kA.     

一种新型加速器

提出了一种新型加速器方案，并对此方案进行了理论分析和数值计算．这种方案加速带电粒子的原理是利用强激光产生的自生磁场与强激光场构成的混合场使粒子得到加速．结果表明，粒子在较短的长度范围内可获得较大的能量． 关键词：     

The creation of double tight focus by a concentric multi-belt pure phase filter

We demonstrate a method of constructing a concentric multi-belt pure phase filter for creating double tight focus dominated by longitudinal polarized components on the axis when a radially polarized plane wave is focused by a high numerical aperture objective. By obstructing the central part of the pure phase filter and choosing the objective with large numerical aperture, we may obtain two sub-wavelength longitudinally polarized focal spots with controllable separation. Its full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) could be less than the diffraction limit. It provides an exquisite tool for stably trapping two nanometer-sized particles and aligning them along the optical axis or manipulating biological molecules through micro-spheres attached to the molecules by chemical bonds.     

Effect of the ion distribution over longitudinal velocities on the efficiency and separating parameters of the ICR method of isotope separation

In the context of the ICR method of isotope separation, resonance RF heating of the ions in an electric field propagating along a constant magnetic field while simultaneously rotating in the direction perpendicular to it is calculated in a linear approximation. The analysis is carried out for two types of the initial ion distribution function over longitudinal velocities: a function proportional to the first power of the velocity in the range of low velocities and a shifted semi-Maxwellian distribution function. The distribution function of the ions over transverse velocities is calculated under the assumption that their initial distribution over transverse velocities is Maxwellian. The ion fluxes onto the collector plates are estimated by integrating the corresponding ion distribution functions over the allowed range of the longitudinal and transverse velocities and the transverse coordinates of the guiding centers of the ion trajectories in front of the extractor. In the first part of the paper, calculations are carried out for a model binary mixture of isotopes with mass numbers of 6 and 7. The effect of the shape of the ion distribution function over longitudinal velocities on the heating efficiency and on the concentration of the target isotope ions at the collector, as well as the effect of the longitudinal ion temperature on the width of resonance curves for the ion heating efficiency, is investigated. In the second part, a study is made of the selectivity of heating of isotope ions in a gadolinium plasma, in particular, the effect of the longitudinal magnetic field on the selectivity of heating of neighboring isotopes with atomic masses of 156, 157, and 158 is examined.     

HITFiL同步加速器剥离注入

一台新的治癌专用加速器HITFiL正在设计和建造中,其中一台同步加速器为其主加速器,以高紧凑性、高可靠性和低成本为设计目标。同步加速器的注入系统采用剥离注入方式,剥离注入与单圈注入方式相比能达到较高的注入效率,而其造价明显低于多圈注入加电子冷却的注入方式。治癌采用碳粒子束,从ECR离子源产生的C5+离子经过回旋加速器预加速后在同步加速器注入点处剥离成为C6+注入到环里。详细阐述了该注入系统的设计方案,并对整个注入过程进行了计算机模拟。在模拟过程中,对束流的注入效率、束流损失机制和粒子数增益进行了研究,得到了实空间和相空间的粒子分布和发射度增长趋势,得到了满足要求的束流流强。