[Math] Ideal structure of a tensor product of certain algebras

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I would be grateful if anyone could give me a reference regarding the following question.

Suppose that $A$ and $B$ are two unital prime algebras over a field $F$ whose center consists of scalar multiples of identity (so called central algebras). Assume that both $A$ and $B$ have a unique non-trivial two-sided ideal, denote it respectively by $J_A$ and $J_B$. I'm interested about the ideal structure of a tensor product $A \otimes B$ (over $F$). The obvious non-trivial ideals of $A \otimes B$ are $J_A \otimes J_B$, $A \otimes J_B$, $J_A \otimes B$ and $J_A\otimes B + A \otimes J_B$. Are there some conditions on $A$ and $B$ that guarantee these are the only non-trivial ideals of $A \otimes B$?

I'm particularly interested in a case when $A=B$ is the algebra of $F$-linear maps on some vector space over $F$ of infinite countable dimension. Then the only non-trivial ideal of $A$ is the ideal $J_A$ of finite rank maps. Are all ideals of $A \otimes A$ of the above form?

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Well, i do not know the answer in general but since you are asking for a reference and if

there are some conditions on $A$ and $B$ that guarantee these are the only non-trivial ideals of $A \otimes B$?

There are some related results, for example:
Let $B$ an arbitrary algebra over a field.

Every ideal of the algebra $A\otimes B$, where $A$ is a central simple algebra, is of the form $A\otimes I$, where $I$ is an ideal of the algebra $B$.

This is theorem 4.3.2, p. 74, from the book of Drozd-Kirichenko.
(although i suspect this may not be of much use for the particular case you are interested in, as explained in the last paragraph of the OP).

Maybe this reference might also be of some interest to you.

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