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Theory of instability-generated divergence of intense ion beams from applied-B ion diodes by Quintenz, J.P., Bacon, L.D., Desjarlais, M.P., Pointon, T.D., Slutz, S.A., Seidel, D.B., Mehlhorn, T.A., Coats, R.S., Kiefer, M.L., Krall, N.A.

“…Recent advances in the analytic theory and numerical simulation of applied-B ion diodes in general and, in particular, the diodes being tested experimentally…”
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Light ion driven inertial confinement fusion by Quintenz, J.P.

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Potential for using an electron launcher voltage probe as an electron flow diagnostic in a magnetically insulated transmission line by Quintenz, J.P., Mendel, C.W., Savage, M.E.

“…Summary form only given. The possibility of using an electron launcher voltage probe to diagnose the electron sheath in a MITL (magnetically insulated…”
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Evolution and control of ion-beam divergence in applied-B diodes by DESJARLAIS, M. P, POINTON, T. D, SEIDEL, D. B, COATS, R. S, KIEFER, M. L, QUINTENZ, J. P, SLUTZ, S. A

“…The time evolution of beam divergence induced by electomagnetic instabilities in applied-{ital B} ion diodes is examined using the 3D particle-in-cell code…”
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Time-resolved intensity and divergence measurements of a focused ion beam in a magnetically insulated ion diode by Mix, L.P., Quintenz, J.P., Leeper, R.J., Stygar, W.A., Wenger, D.F.

“…Summary form only given. An ion movie camera has been developed to determine the intensity and divergence of intense ion beams generated by magnetically…”
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Light ion driven inertial confinement fusion by Quintenz, J.P., Bloomquist, D.D., Leeper, R.J., Mehlhorn, T.A., Olson, C.L., Olson, R.E., Peterson, R.R., Matzen, M.K., Cook, D.L.

“…Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) driven by intense beams of light ions offers the possibility for high gain target implosions. High gain implosions will be…”
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Pulsed power fusion by Quintenz, J.P., Seidel, D.B.

“…Summary form only given. This paper describes the present status of the pulsed power fusion program at Sandia, some interesting electromagnetic simulation…”
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Advances in ion beam intensity at Sandia National Laboratories by Mehlhorn, T.A., Bailey, I.E., Coats, R.S., Cuneo, M.E., Desjarlais, M.P., Filuk, A.B., Haill, T.A., Johnson, D.J., Lockner, T.R., Menge, P.R., Moore, W.B., Pointon, T.D., Poukey, J.W., Quintenz, J.P., Rosenthal, S.E., Rulz, C.L., Slutz, S.A., Stygar, W.A., Wenger, D.F.

“…Summary form only given, as follows. In 1993 lithium beam intensities /spl ges/1 TW/cm/sup 2/ were achieved and lithium-driven target experiments at the /spl…”
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Experiments on insulation of relativistic electron flows in oblique magnetic fields by Mendel, C.W., Quintenz, J.P., Rosenthal, S.E., Seidel, D.B., Coats, R., Savage, M.E.

“…Several experiments on magnetically insulated electron flows are reported. These include experiments in combined axial and azimuthal magnetic fields like those…”
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Quicksilver, A 3D, time-domain, finite-difference code for the electromagnetic simulation of complex sructures by Seidel, D.B., Kiefer, M.L., Coats, R.S., Pointon, T.D., Quintenz, J.P.

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Divergence control experiments on the SABRE extraction ion diode by Hanson, D.L., Cueno, M.E., Rosenthal, S.E., Dejarlais, M.P., Olson, C.L., Quintenz, J.P., Welch, D., Filuk, A.B., Nash, T., Noack, D.D., Bacon, L.D., Derzon, M.S., Coats, R.S., Smith, J.R., Bernard, M.

“…Summary form only given. To support the development of a high-power extraction geometry light ion driver module for ICF (inertial confinement fusion)…”
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One-Dimensional Ion-Beam Neutralization by Cold Electrons by Humphries, S., Lockner, T. R., Poukey, J. W., Quintenz, J. P.

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PIC simulations of an achromatic solenoidal focusing system for LMF by Mehlhorn, T.A., Quintenz, J.P.

“…The nominal 1000-MJ yield of a Laboratory Microfusion Facility (LMF) pellet requires at least a 1.5-m-radius target chamber to contain the blast. A geometry…”
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Consequences of Pierce instability for focusing of neutralized ion beams by Poukey, J. W., Quintenz, J. P., Olson, C. L.

“…The effects of Pierce-type space-charge instabilities in high-energy ion beams, initially neutralized by co-moving electrons, are discussed in terms of planar…”
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Enhanced Deposition in Electron Beam Targets Due to Beam Stagnation by Clauser, M. J., Mix, L. P., Poukey, J. W., Quintenz, J. P., Toepfer, A. J.

“…When a 1-MV, 315-kA, self-pinched electron beam is focused onto a thin-wall spherical target, the energy deposition per unit mass is 5 times larger than for a…”
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X-1: the challenge of high fusion yield by Cook, D.L., Ramirez, J.J., Raglin, P.S., Rochau, G.E., Matzen, M.K., Leeper, R.J., Porter, J.L., Olson, R.E., McDaniel, D.H., Spielman, R.B., Deeney, C., Quintenz, J.P., Peterson, R.R.

“…In the past three years, tremendous strides have been made in X-ray production using high-current Z-pinches. Today, the X-ray energy and power output of the Z…”
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Observation of Magnetically Enhanced Electron-Beam-Energy Deposition by Widner, M. M., Goldstein, Steven A., Mendel, C. W., Burns, E. J. T., Quintenz, J. P., Farnsworth, A. V.

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Recent developments in the 3D, electromagnetic, particle-in-cell code, QUICKSILVER by Seidel, D.B., Kiefer, M.L., Coats, R.S., Pointon, T.D., Quintenz, J.P., Johnson, W.A.

“…Summary form only given, QUICKSILVER code has been developed for performing charged-particle simulations in three dimensions using finite-difference,…”
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Pulsed power fusion program update by Quintenz, J.P., Adams, R.G., Allshouse, G.O., Bailey, J.E., Bloomquist, D.D., Chandler, G.A., Coats, R.S., Cook, D.L., Cuneo, M.E., Deeney, C., Derzon, M.S., Desjarlais, M.P., Douglas, M.R., Fehl, D.L., Filuk, A.B., Haill, T.A., Hanson, D.L., Johnson, D.J., Kiefer, M.L., Lash, J.S., Leeper, R.J., Marder, B.M., Matzen, M.K., McDaniel, D.H., McGuire, E.J., Mehlhorn, T.A., Mix, L.P., Moats, A.R., Nash, T.J., Olson, C.L., Olson, R.E., Pointon, T.D., Porter, J.L., Ruiz, C.L., Sanford, T.W.L., Seamen, J.F., Seidel, D.B., Slutz, S.A., Spielman, R.B., Stygar, W.A., Sweeney, M.A., Vesey, R.A., Wenger, D.F.

“…The US Department of Energy has supported a substantial research program in Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) since the early 1970s. Over the ensuing 25 years,…”
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Pbfa II applied b-field ion diode proton beam characteristics by Johnson, D.J., Lockner, T.R., Leeper, R.J., Maenchen, J.E., Mendel, C.W., Rochau, C.E., Stygar, W.A., Coats, R.S., Desjarlais, M.P., Kensek, R.P., Mehlhorn, T.A., Nelson, W.E., Rosenthal, S.E., Quintenz, J.P., Stinnett, R.W.

“…An applied B-field ion diode on PBFA II has produced a 17 TW proton beam for investigation of beam generation and transport physics pertinent to inertial…”
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