Heavy ion fusion year-end report, April 1, 1981-September 30, 1981

A beam propagation experiment is being prepared to test theoretical predictions about transverse instabilities in a heavy ion beam with large space-charge effects in a long quadrupole transport system. The 200 keV injector which has the features of variable current density and variable emittance has been constructed. The Cs/sup +/ pulsed drift tube injector model continues to operate for studies of beam optics, component testing in an intense ion-beam environment, and diagnostics development. The electron-beam probe has now yielded successful results on the time-resolved charge density of the Cs/sup +/ ion-beam. It has revealed the existence of a significant number of electrons surrounding the ion-beam. The theory of longitudinal instabilities has been advanced. Improvements to the EGUN and other beam-dynamics codes continue and have yielded valuable results. Transport of high-intensity beams in an A.G. octupole system is under active study