Approximate analytical solutions for continuously focused beamsand single-species plasmas in thermal equilibrium

HIFAN 1696 Approximate analytical solutions for continuously focused beams and single-species plasmas in thermal equilibrium Edward A. Startsev1 and Steven M . Lund2 1Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey 08543, U S A 2Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, U S A Accelerator Fusion Research Division Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory University of California Berkeley, California 94720 December 2008 This work was supported by the Director, Office of Science, Office of Fusion Energy Sciences, of the U . S . Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231.