RELATIVISTIC MOTION AND ENERGY GAIN OF CHARGED PARTICLES IN A STANDING WAVE NEAR CYCLOTRON RESONANCE,

Abstract

The relativistic equations of motion of a charged particle in an R.F. standing wave and a uniform d.c. magnetic field are solved by use of a computer. Curves of energy gain, ratios of transverse to longitudinal energy, and interaction times are found for particles that either are reflected from or pass through the R.F. field. Some of the effects of relativistic mass increase are found to be predicted by a simple modification of the time-averaged theory. It is proved that, after its interaction with an R.F. field with a space variation only along the dic. magnetic field, that the guiding center of the charged particle remains unchanged. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0617899

Entities

People

  • Richard B. Hall

Organizations

  • Boeing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charged Particles
  • Computers
  • Cyclotron Resonance
  • Cyclotrons
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Particles
  • Resonance
  • Standing Waves
  • Transverse
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Space