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Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 9, 044403 (2006) [10 pages]

Resistive hose growth of intense ion beams propagating in air

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D. V. Rose*, T. C. Genoni, and D. R. Welch
Voss Scientific, LLC, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108, USA

M. G. Mazarakis
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, USA

Received 17 February 2006; published 27 April 2006

The growth of the resistive hose instability for intense proton beams is examined using three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations. The simulation results are compared with a time-dependent model of resistive hose growth that uses a spread-mass formulation and a time-dependent conductivity model. Radius tailoring of the beam head is shown to suppress high-frequency instability growth. In addition, the effects of a reduced-density plasma channel on the growth of the resistive hose instability is calculated.

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© 2006 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.9.044403
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.9.044403
PACS:
52.40.Mj, 52.65.Rr

*Electronic address: David.Rose@vosssci.com