Abstract
This paper reports on a beam direct energy convertor (BDC) designed to recover unneutralized ion beam energies in a 500-keV negative-ion-based deuterium neutral injection system for the Fusion Experimental Reactor of Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute. A newly developed three-dimensional beam transport code KUNABE-3 is used. Due to approximately equal fractions of unneutralized D{sup +} and D{sup {minus}} beams flowing from the gas neutralizer, electrostatic electron suppression is efficient. Also, magnetic separation and deflection of both species by a 1-kG magnetic field are efficiently applicable. Under suitable energy recovery conditions, perfect collection of both positive and negative ion beams is theoretically achievable, even for a collector voltage of {plus minus}480 kV, resulting in 96% energy recovery efficiency. Within {plus minus}10% deviation from the reference parameters, the designed BDC shows excellent performance for such parameters as magnetic fields, incident beam energies, and gas line densities.
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