Negatively Charged open-Ended Plasma to Strip and Confine Heavy Ions
- 10 November 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 23 (19) , 1093-1097
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.23.1093
Abstract
A negatively charged plasma with energetic magnetic-mirror-confined electrons may provide a suitable environment for long-term ion confinement and for intense multiple ionization of heavy ions. Classical rates for ion loss from the negative potential well are low compared with the comparable ion mirror-loss rates. It is proposed to maintain the plasma by steady electron injection together with cyclotron acceleration for electron trapping and heating.Keywords
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