GUIDING OF SELF-FOCUSED RELATIVISTIC ELECTRON BEAMS,

Abstract

The magnetic field of a conventional linear pinched argon plasma was used to guide a self-focused intense beam of relativistic electrons. A 30-nsec, 30,000-amp pulse of 3.5 MeV electrons was extracted from the electrode space of a flash X-ray machine and injected into the end of a cylindrical plasma column. The plasma column contained a 90-deg bend on a radius of 15 cm and the high energy electron beam was guided around this curve without becoming defocused and without causing the plasma column to become unstable. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 1967
Accession Number
AD0664135

Entities

People

  • Thomas G. Roberts

Organizations

  • United States Army Aviation and Missile Command

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electrodes
  • Electron Beams
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • High Energy
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Radiation
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Space
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