PPPL-4001 is available in <a href="PPPL-4001.pdf">pdf</a> format (812 KB).

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<b>Moderate Energy Ions for High Energy Density Physics Experiments</b>
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<b>Author:</b> L.R. Grisham
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<b>Date of PPPL Report:</b> September 2004
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<b>Published in:</b> Phys. Plasmas <b>11</b>:12 (December 2004) 5727-5729. 
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This research note gives the results of a preliminary exploration of whether moderate energy ions (approximately 0.3-3 MeV/amu) could be useful as modest-cost drivers for high energy density physics experiments. It is found that, if the target thickness is chosen so that the ion beam enters and then leaves the target in the vicinity of the peak of the dE/dX (stopping power) curve, high uniformity of energy deposition may be achievable while also maximizing the amount of energy per beam particle deposited within the target.




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