W波段扩展互作用器件均匀磁聚焦电子光学系统

扩展互作用器件,采用三个线圈和一个磁极实现均匀磁场分布。根据理论计算采用有限元法磁学(FEMM)仿真软件对所求磁场进行了建模分析,依据FEMM计算的磁场结合静电电子枪,采用CST仿真软件对高电流密度、高压缩比的电子注在均匀聚焦磁场的作用下传输进行优化。经过计算得出,在工作电压为17 kV、阴极发射电流密度小于10 A/cm2的条件下,由皮尔斯电子枪发射的电子注在均匀磁场的聚焦作用下传输良好,通过率为100%,得到了导流系数为0.175μP的电子枪,在均匀磁场区形成了高电流密度、高压缩比的电子注,平均电流密度达到343.17 A/cm2,压缩比为32,电子注横纵速度比为7.2%。     

电子束在等离子体微波器件中的脉动

 对填充等离子体漂移空间小脉动电子束进行了近似分析,对大脉动电子束进行了较精确的计算,结果表明虽然α区和β区束的脉动性能各不相同,但幅度和波长均受限于电子入射的初始条件和等离子体参数,当其它条件给定后存在一最佳等离子体填充密度。     

太赫兹源场致发射电子源

通过粒子模拟(PIC)软件模拟计算了在ps级别下二极与三极结构碳纳米管场致发射的电流密度与电子注聚焦性能。阳极电压在2 kV时,二极结构下电流密度达到1.85 A/cm2;三极结构下,栅压700 V时发射电流密度达到2.3 A/cm2,且在一定的三极结构参数与电极电压下,可以获得较好的电子注聚束效果。通过碳纳米管二极管发射实验,获得了6.6 A/cm2的发射电流密度,总发射电流达到52.1 mA,可以为太赫兹器件提供连续发射的电子注。     

质子束尾波场中利用密度跃变实现电子捕获及加速的粒子模拟

 用2D3V粒子模拟程序研究了高能质子束驱动的尾波场加速电子的方案,及其在此方案中应用背景等离子体密度的跃变致使等离子体电子自注入加速相区的可能性。粒子模拟结果显示:密度跃变实现了电子的自注入,并且捕获的电子束处于加速相位,等离子体尾波场纵向电场对捕获的电子束起箍缩作用;捕获的电子束随着传输,表现为窄能谱分布;同时随着密度跃变大小的增大,可以增加等离子体电子的捕获。     

强场和弱场侧超声分子束注入对加料的影响

报道了HL-2A装置最新的实验结果,讨论并研究了超声分子束的注入位置对分子束在等离子体中的消融和穿透的影响,其中包括电离后的分子束粒子在磁场梯度作用和 E × B 漂移下的加速或减速及由此形成的冷通道效应.研究结果表明,磁场梯度和 E × B 漂移对于超声分子束的加料效果、消融和穿透有着重要的作用.强场侧注入可使电离后的电子和离子更深地进入等离子体芯部.这些研究对于更好地理解超声分子束与等离子体的相互作用和优化设计加料系统有一定作用.     

分子束穿透托卡马克等离子体的机理

由于分子束分子密度远高于周围等离子体密度,沿托卡马克内的磁力线进入分子束区域的电子因非弹性碰撞而失去部分能量和动量,引起分子束区的电子堆积,形成静电双层,其屏蔽效应是分子束可以较深透入托卡马克等离子体的主要机制。     

质子束在等离子体中传输的粒子模拟

用粒子模拟程序研究了长脉冲质子束在等离子体中的传输特性,模拟结果表明,等离子体可以明显改善质子束的空间传输特性,大尺度的等离子体相对于等离子体层可以实现较长距离的稳定传输。研究发现,在实现长距离传输时,等离子体波会对质子束密度有较大的调制作用,严重影响质子束的传输性质,同时通过优化束密度分布可以有效减弱等离子体波的激发,实现束较稳定的传输。     

用透镜对Z-pinch软X射线源进行聚光研究

Z-pinch放电产生的高温高密度等离子体可以作为一种小型的、高通量软X射线源，使用软X射线聚束透镜与等离子体辐射源组合可以传输并聚焦软X射线，同时，透镜能吸收电子、带电离子、中性粒子等的污染物，在其后焦点处获得洁净的高功率密度软X射线。该方法为拓展Z-pinch运用领域有潜在前景。     

作为BEPCII预注入器的光阴极注入器

 为了提高并且采用双束加速技术以进一步提高BEPCII正电子从直线加速器注入到储存环的速率,BEPCII(Beijing Electron Positron Collider Upgrade Project) 正在建造带有两个次谐波聚束腔的新预注入器。提出了使用光阴极注入器作为BEPCII预注入器的新方案,其性能优于次谐波聚束系统：发射度和能散至多为次谐波聚束系统的1/4,100%的传输效率,没有卫星束团的干扰,等。此外,还分别对光阴极注入器在高电荷量和低电荷量两种情况下的束流动力学进行了模拟计算和优化研究,并将其性能与正在建造的次谐波聚束系统和旧聚束系统的性能进行了比较和讨论。由此光阴极注入器产生的电子束还可以在将来用作激光-等离子体或激光-非传导性加速结构的尾场加速研究。     

HL-1M装置边缘参数测量

在HL－1M装置上利用马赫／郎缪尔探针分别在欧姆放电,低杂波注入,中性束注入,离子回旋加热和电子回旋加热等情况下测量下刮离层和等离子体边缘的极向流速度和电场,得到了它们的径向分布,研究了LHW,NBI,ICRH和ECRH对改善等离子体约束性能,边缘粒子的径向传输的影响。     

相对论电子束在动态加载等离子体中的自聚焦传输

为了进一步研究相对论电子束-离子通道辐射实验和理论的需要, 研究了相对论电子束入射中性气体以及通过碰撞电离动态加载等离子体实现对高能束流的自聚焦传输过程PIC(particle in cell) 模拟发现, 电子束电离出的离子背景能够实现对电子束的聚焦传输. 但是离子背景横向和纵向的不均匀性对束流的传输特性有显著影响. 在此基础之上, 提出了电子束在横向不均匀离子背景中传输的理论模型, 给出了束流的自聚焦条件.数值计算结果表明, 横向不均匀性会导致电子束的混合相位传输, 使得焦点附近内层电子可能跑到电子束外而被散焦损失, 这与PIC模拟的结果相符. 此外, PIC模拟还发现, 由于电子束的自聚焦, 在焦点处将电离出更多的离子而引起纵向不均匀性, 纵向不均匀性使得碰撞后的低能电子被俘获, 俘获电子效应会大幅降低电子束的传输效率. 但是俘获电子在纵向呈准周期分布, 对传输电子起到静电Wiggler场的作用, 可能实现静电Wiggler场的动态加载. 研究结果对于进一步研究电子束-等离子体系统的实验以及理论模型提出有一定的参考价值.     

Electron Acceleration by a radially polarised cosh-Gaussian laser beam in vacuum

In this paper, a radially polarised cosh-Gaussian laser beam(CGLB) is used to study the electron acceleration produced in vacuum. A highly energetic electron beam can be achieved by a CGLB,even with comparatively low-powered lasers. The properties of a CGLB cause it to focus earlier,over a shorter duration than a Gaussian laser beam, which makes it suitable for obtaining high energies over small durations. It is found that the energy gained by the electrons strongly depends upon the decentering parameter of the laser profile. It is also observed that for a fixed value of energy gain, if the decentering parameter is increased, then the intensity of the laser field decreases. The dependence of the energy gained by electrons on the laser intensity and the laserspot size is also studied.     

The Impact of Direct Ionization by Beam Electrons on the Electron Kinetics of the Beam Discharge Plasma in Molecular Hydrogen

In a recent paper the stationary beam plasma discharge in partially dissociated hydrogen was investigated where the electron component was described by the Boltzmann equation for a mixture of atomic and molecular hydrogen and the main heavy charged and neutral particles by balance equations. It was assumed that, via the quasilinear beam plasma interaction, the electron beam produces only the turbulent electric field whilst an additional production of plasma electrons due to direct ionization by the beam and thus a direct influence on the balances of charge carriers were neglected. Now the additional production of plasma electrons due to direct ionization by the beam is studied on the basis of a generalized Boltzmann equation but for the simpler model of a purely molecular hydrogen plasma. For experimentally obtainable values of the turbulence energy density, beam energy, beam ionization degree and electron life time the calculation of the electron energy distribution function and of the direct beam contribution to the electron particle balance shows a marked influence of the direct beam ionization with increasing degree of beam ionization.     

Simulation of electron behavior in PIG ion source for 9 MeV cyclotron

In this paper, we focus on a PIG source for producing intense H-ions inside a 9 MeV cyclotron. The properties of the PIG ion source were simulated for a variety of electric field distributions and magnetic field strengths using a CST particle studio. After analyzing the secondary electron emission (SEE) as a function of both magnetic and electric field strengths, we found that for the modeled PIG geometry, a magnetic field strength of 0.2 T provided the best results in terms of the number of secondary electrons. Furthermore, at 0.2 T, the number of secondary electrons proved to be greatest regardless of the cathode potential. Also, the modified PIG ion source with quartz insulation tubes was tested in a KIRAMS-13 cyclotron by varying the gas flow rate and arc current, respectively. The capacity of the designed ion source was also demonstrated by producing plasma inside the constructed 9 MeV cyclotron. As a result, the ion source is verified as being capable of producing an intense H^- beam and high ion beam current for the desired 9 MeV cyclotron. The simulation results provide experimental constraints for optimizing the strength of the plasma and final ion beam current at a target inside a cyclotron.     

Effect of the self-field of an intense relativistic electron beam on its interaction with matter

The effect of the self-field of an intense relativistic electron beam on its interaction with a dense medium was studied by solving a system of equations consisting of the kinetic equation for the fast electrons, the hydrodynamic equations for the plasma electrons, and Maxwell's equations for the electromagnetic field. It was assumed that the macroscopic parameters of the medium (its density, conductivity, and electron collision frequency) were independent of time. The system of equations was solved using high-order perturbation theory. The results show that a magnetic field is formed by the beam of fast electrons and to an equal degree by a current of thermalized electrons, which has not been taken into account before. It is shown also that the magnetic field of the beam affects its transmission through matter. In particular, the penetration depth of the electrons in matter and the transverse dimensions of the beam are both smaller than in a weak-current beam.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshykh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 10, pp. 19–24, October, 1987.The author deeply thanks K. A. Dergobuzov for support of the work, and A. V. Arzhannikov, V. A. Klimenko, and A. V. Lapp for useful discussions.     

THE PROCESS OF SPACE CURRENT NEUTRALIZATION OF INTENSE RELATIVISTIC ELECTRON BEAM UNDER AN EXTERNALLY APPLIED MAGNETIC GUIDE FIELD

The process of space current neutralization of intense relativistic electron beam under an externally applied magnetic guide field is discussed in this paper. Ionization by electron avalanching and by beam electrons impact and recombination is included in the calculation of plasma density buildup, with plasma heating by return current and two- stream instability taken into account. A code to evaluate the process of space current neutralization was set up. The calculations demonstrate that the optimum gas pressure increases as peak beam current increases and it decreases as the risetime of beam pulse increases.     

On the Kinetics of the Active Zone of the Stationary SF6 Beam Discharge Plasma

The paper deals with the impact of intensive electron attachment on the kinetics of the electrons in the active zone of the stationary band-like beam discharge plasma in SF₆ which is an alternative useful plasma medium for “dry etching”. The energy distribution of the electrons in this plasma was obtained by numerically solving the Boltzmann equation which includes apart from elastic collisions, different exciting collision processes, attachment in electron collisions, direct ionization, the ambipolar loss of electrons, Coulomb interaction between electrons and of electrons with ions and the power input to the electrons by the turbulent electric field. In particular, due to the needed fulfilment of the consistent electron particle balance, for an extended region of the turbulence energy density in this plasma a large impact on the electron kinetics of the intensive electron attachment, which is the prevailing electron loss process, was found enforcing independent of the turbulence energy density always a large power input to the electrons, smooth and only slowly decreasing energy distributions even in the energy region of direct ionization.     

Transverse modulation of an electron beam generated in self-modulated laser wakefield accelerator experiments

Low energy electron beams (E approximately 300 keV) generated in a self-modulated laser wakefield accelerator experiment were observed to filament and be deflected away from the laser axis forming radial jets in the electron beam profile. At higher energies (E>900 keV), the filamentation and jets were suppressed and smooth electron beams copropagating with the laser were observed. The observed electron beam filamentation likely results from laser beam filamentation in the plasma due to relativistic self-focusing effects. The radial jets of low energy electrons are likely caused by transverse ejection of the electrons due to the radial structure of the wakefield and space charge deflection of electrons as they exit the laser focus.     

非均匀条件下磁自聚焦电子束的传输

 对填充非均匀等离子体漂移空间的非均匀电子束的运动状态进行了近似分析, 对远轴大脉动电子束进行了较精确的计算, 讨论了电子束和等离子体的分布对电子束传输的影响, 并利用计算结果解释了PASOTRON的部分实验现象。     

Finiteness conditions for plane axisymmetric self-consistent motions of charged plasma electrons in a magnetic field

The plane axisymmetric self-consistent motions of electrons constituting a cylindrical beam is studied. The electrons move under the action of the electric field of uncompensated space self-charge against the background of plasma ions in the presence of a magnetic field. Conditions of electron movement finiteness for the given configuration of the electron beam are found.