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Abstract

The invention relates to a multistage high voltage accelerator which especially should be capable of producing intense ion-beams of many million Ampere and many million Volts. The proposed accelerator may reach beam voltages of 10.sup.8 [V] and beam currents of 10.sup.7 [A]. The accelerator consists of several axially arranged cylindrical high voltage vacuum insulated capacitors charged in parallel and which over triggered spark gap switches are discharged in series. The closing of the spark gap switches is done in such a manner that a magnetically selfinsulated high voltage pulse moves down the line composed by these capacitors. Super-ion-beams produced by this type of accelerator can exceed the limiting Alfven current for light ions, typically 10.sup.7 [A], and at which beam pinching occurs. The beam pinching of these super-beams permits them to be precisely focused onto a target for the controlled release of thermonuclear energy. Other applications for such an accelerator include particle beam weapons and rock-drilling.

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