Two-dimensional electromagnetic (EM) particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations of a radial magnetically-insulated-transmission-line are presented and compared to the model of E. M. Waisman, M. P. Desjarlais, and M. E. Cuneo [Phys. Rev. Accel. Beams 22, 030402 (2019)] in the "high-enhancement’’ (WDC-HE) limit. The simulations use quasi-equilibrium current and voltage values based on the Sandia National Laboratories Z accelerator, with prescribed injection of an electron sheath that gives electron density profiles qualitatively similar to those used in the WDC-HE model. We find that the WDC-HE model accurately predicts the quasi-equilibrium ion current losses in the EM PIC simulations for a wide range of current and voltage values. For the case of two ion species where one is magnetically insulated by the ambient magnetic field and the other is not, the charge of the lighter insulated species in the anode-cathode gap can modify the electric field profile, reducing the ion current density enhancement for the heavier ion species. On the other hand, for multiple ion species, when the lighter ions are not magnetically insulated and are a significant fraction of the anode plasma, they dominate the current loss, producing loss currents which are a significant fraction of the lighter ion WDC values. The observation of this effect in the present work is new to the field and may significantly impact the analysis of ion current losses in the Z machine inner MITL and convolute.

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加速器内部磁绝缘传输线中增加的离子电流损耗的数值模拟

提出了径向电磁绝缘传输线的二维电磁（EM）单元内粒子（PIC）模拟，并将其与EM Waisman，MP Desjarlais和ME Cuneo [Phys。牧师 [22，030402（2019）]处于“高增强”（WDC-HE）极限。模拟使用基于Sandia National Laboratories Z加速器的准平衡电流和电压值，并按规定注入了电子鞘，给出了与WDC-HE模型中使用的定性相似的电子密度分布图，我们发现WDC-HE模型可以在EM PIC模拟中准确预测准平衡离子电流损耗，适用于各种电流和电压值。两种离子的情况，其中一种通过环境磁场进行磁绝缘，而另一种则没有，阳极-阴极间隙中较轻的绝缘物质的电荷会改变电场分布，从而降低较重离子物质的离子电流密度。另一方面，对于多个离子种类，当较轻离子没有磁绝缘并且是阳极等离子体的很大一部分时，它们控制电流损耗，产生的损耗电流是较轻离子WDC值的很大一部分。在当前工作中对该效果的观察是本领域的新​​手，可能会显着影响Z机内部MITL和回旋中离子电流损耗的分析。当较轻离子没有被磁绝缘并且占阳极等离子体的很大一部分时，它们控制电流损耗，产生的损耗电流占较轻离子WDC值的很大一部分。在当前工作中对该效果的观察是本领域的新​​手，可能会显着影响Z机内部MITL和回旋中离子电流损耗的分析。当较轻离子没有被磁绝缘并且占阳极等离子体的很大一部分时，它们控制电流损耗，产生的损耗电流占较轻离子WDC值的很大一部分。在当前工作中对该效果的观察是本领域的新​​手，可能会显着影响Z机内部MITL和回旋中离子电流损耗的分析。