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Drift Compression and Final Focus for Intense Heavy Ion Beams with Non-periodic, Time-Dependent Lattice

DE2005836937

Publication Date	2005
Personal Author	Qin, H.; Davidson, R. C.; Barnard, J. J.; Lee, E. P.
Page Count	26
Abstract	In the currently envisioned configurations for heavy ion fusion, it is necessary to longitudinally compress the beam bunches by a large factor after the acceleration phase. Because the space-charge force increases as the beam is compressed, the beam size in the transverse direction will increase in a periodic quadrupole lattice. If an active control of the beam size is desired, a larger focusing force is needed to confine the beam in the transverse direction, and a non-periodic quadrupole lattice along the beam path is necessary. In this paper, we describe the design of such a focusing lattice using the transverse envelope equations. A drift compression and final focus lattice should focus the entire beam pulse onto the same focal spot on the target. This is difficult with a fixed lattice, because different slices of the beam may have different perveance and emittance. Four time-dependent magnets are introduced in the upstream of drift compression to focus the entire pulse onto the sam e focal spot. Drift compression and final focusing schemes are developed for a typical heavy ion fusion driver and for the Integrated Beam Experiment (IBX) being designed by the Heavy Ion Fusion Virtual National Laboratory.
Keywords	Heavy ions Inertial confinement Focusing Acceleration Design Quadrupoles Compression Final focus Space charge
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Princeton Univ., NJ. Plasma Physics Lab.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200518

Drift Compression and Final Focus for Intense Heavy Ion Beams with Non-periodic, Time-Dependent Lattice

Drift Compression and Final Focus for Intense Heavy Ion Beams with Non-periodic, Time-Dependent Lattice
DE2005836937

Publication Date	2005
Personal Author	Qin, H.; Davidson, R. C.; Barnard, J. J.; Lee, E. P.
Page Count	26
Abstract	In the currently envisioned configurations for heavy ion fusion, it is necessary to longitudinally compress the beam bunches by a large factor after the acceleration phase. Because the space-charge force increases as the beam is compressed, the beam size in the transverse direction will increase in a periodic quadrupole lattice. If an active control of the beam size is desired, a larger focusing force is needed to confine the beam in the transverse direction, and a non-periodic quadrupole lattice along the beam path is necessary. In this paper, we describe the design of such a focusing lattice using the transverse envelope equations. A drift compression and final focus lattice should focus the entire beam pulse onto the same focal spot on the target. This is difficult with a fixed lattice, because different slices of the beam may have different perveance and emittance. Four time-dependent magnets are introduced in the upstream of drift compression to focus the entire pulse onto the sam e focal spot. Drift compression and final focusing schemes are developed for a typical heavy ion fusion driver and for the Integrated Beam Experiment (IBX) being designed by the Heavy Ion Fusion Virtual National Laboratory.
Keywords	Heavy ions Inertial confinement Focusing Acceleration Design Quadrupoles Compression Final focus Space charge
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Princeton Univ., NJ. Plasma Physics Lab.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200518