Heavy ion beam inertial confinement fusion studies in TIT

The HICF studies in Tokyo Institute of Technology are focused on beam-plasm a interaction and acceleration of intense ion beams by inductive and RF met hods. Two types of plasma targets have been developed by means of Z-pinch d ischarge and laser irradiation for the interaction experiments. Measurement s of energy loss and charge exchange of heavy ions are conducted with those plasma targets. An inductive acceleration of light ions has been initiated with a Mendel type plasma gun connected to a magnetic core cavity. An RFQ linac generates an intense helium beam of sharp rise in order that a beam-i nduced plasma can be studied. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights res erved.