@inproceedings{25fa9c966cf4494d887d3cbbd88693f7,
title = "LSP simulations of the neutralized drift compression experiment",
abstract = "The Neutralized Drift Compression Experiment (NDCX) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory involves the longitudinal compression of a singly-stripped K ion beam with a mean energy of 280 keV in a meter long plasma. We present simulation results of compression of the NDCX beam using the PIC code LSP. The NDCX beam encounters an acceleration gap with a time-dependent voltage that decelerates the head and accelerates the tail of a 500 ns pulse which is to be compressed 130 cm downstream. Results show good longitudinal compression without significant emittance growth, but a time-dependent focal length limits the beam radius. An explanation is given for the sizable defocusing effect of the voltage gap. An envelope calculation including the time-dependent focusing effect is in good agreement with the LSP simulations.",
author = "Thoma, \{C. H.\} and Welch, \{D. R.\} and S. Eylon and E. Henestroza and Roy, \{P. K.\} and Yu, \{S. S.\} and Gilson, \{E. P.\}",
year = "2005",
doi = "10.1109/PAC.2005.1591698",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "0780388593",
series = "Proceedings of the IEEE Particle Accelerator Conference",
pages = "4006--4008",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the Particle Accelerator Conference, PAC 2005",
note = "Particle Accelerator Conference, PAC 2005 ; Conference date: 16-05-2005 Through 20-05-2005",
}