Heavy Ion Fusion Science Virtual National Laboratory 4th Quarter 2008 Milestone Report.

Bieniosek, F. M. ; Anders, A. ; Barnard, J. J. ; Dickinson, M. R. ; Greenway, W.

Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee

关键词: Beam dynamics;    Beam neutralization;    Decay;    Diagnostic techniques;    Test facilities;   

RP-ID  :  DE2008940780

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

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来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

This milestone has been met. In the previous quarter (3rd quarter FY2008), the Heavy Ion Fusion Science Virtual National Laboratory (HIFS-VNL) completed the new experimental target chamber facility for future Warm Dense Matter (WDM) experiments. The target chamber is operational and target experiments are now underway, using beams focused by a final focus solenoid and compressed by an improved bunching waveform. Initial experiments have demonstrated the capability of the Neutralized Drift Compression Experiment (NDCX) beam to heat bulk matter in target foils. The experiments have focused on tuning and characterizing the NDCX beam in the target chamber, implementing the target assembly, and implementing target diagnostics in the target chamber environment. We have completed a characterization and initial optimization of the compressed and uncompressed NDCX beam entering the target chamber. The neutralizing plasma has been significantly improved to increase the beam neutralization in the target chamber.