PPPL-3990 is available in <a href="PPPL-3990.pdf">pdf</a> format (1.6 MB).

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<b>Images of Complex Interactions of an Intense Ion Beam with Plasma Electrons</b>
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<b>Authors:</b> Igor D. Kaganovich, Edward Startsev, and Ronald C. Davidson
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<b>Date of PPPL Report:</b> August 2004
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<b>Published in:</b> IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science <b>33</b>:2 (April 2005)
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Ion beam propagation in a background plasma is an important scientific issue for many practical applications. The process of ion beam charge and current neutralization is complex because plasma electrons move in strong electric and magnetic fields of the beam. Computer simulation images of plasma interaction with an intense ion beam pulse are presented.




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