Author: Noll, D.
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TUPWO008 High-Current Beam Transport Simulations Including Gabor Lenses in Varying Non-Neutral Plasma States 1892
 
  • M. Droba, H. Dinter, O. Meusel, D. Noll, U. Ratzinger, K. Schulte
    IAP, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
 
  The Gabor space charge lens has theoretically and experimentally been investigated at IAP for many years. Especially the application in high current, Low Energy Beam Transport (LEBT) sections seems efficient and attractive. The focusing properties and imaging quality of this lens type depend on the transverse and longitudinal confinement of the electron column. Different non-neutral plasma states have been observed and calculated. In general, they can be disturbed by the interaction with ion beams. This results in a shift and in a modification of the work function with a rise of aberrations and beam emittance growth. It is necessary to understand such processes for transport channels using intense ion beams to preserve the high beam brilliance. The beam transport simulations including Gabor lenses in various non-neutral plasma states will be presented and compared with experimental results.