Beam plasma interaction experiments at GSI

The present status of experimental facilities at GSI to investigate interation phenomena of heavy ion particle beams and a hot dense plasma is described. There are currently two experimental scenarios that are persued at GSI. In one experiment the heavy ion beam of UNILAC is injected into an externally created plasma to investigate energy loss and charge state distribution of heavy ions traversing a plasma target. The other experiment will use a very intense particle beam accelerated by five RFQ sections to heat gas targets up to temperatures of some eV. This experiment will produce a very homogeneous and dense plasma.