• M.M.Basko, A.A.Drozdovsky, A.A.Golubev, A.Kancerev, A.E.Kochyaryan, Yu.B.Novojilov, A.P. Kuznetsov, P.V. Sasorov, D.A. Sobur, B.Yu.Sharkov, V.B.Shvachkin
  Moscow institute of physics and technology, Moscow, Russia

• A.P.Kuznethcov, V.V.Yanenko
  Institute for theoretical and experimental physics, Moscow,Russia

• D.A.Sobur
  Moscow engineering and physics institute, Moscow, Russia

The problem of transportation and focusing of an intense heavy-ions beam is an important issue for heavy ion beam-driven inertial confinement fusion and for investigation of high energy densities (HED) in matter produced by heavy ion beam. A plasma lens application has a number of essential advantages in comparison with traditional focusing system on a quadruple lenses basic [1]. Description of the plasma lens with the maximum of the current discharge in 250 kA for HED research on the heavy ion accelerator-accumulated facility TWAC-ITEP is presented [2]. The minimum beam spot size on a target which will get by using this plasma lens is 300 mm for 300MeV/u ion energy and the beam emittance 40 mm·mrad. The investigation of plasma discharge dynamic and a plasma parameters diagnostic in temporal and spatial resolution are reported. References [1] E. Boggasch, B. Heimrich, D.H.H. Hoffmann, Nucl. Instr.Meth.336 (1993), p.438-41. [2] B.Yu. Sharkov et al., Nucl. Instr.Meth. A464 (2001), p.1-5.

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