Collective Acceleration with Rotating Relativistic Electron Beams.
Abstract
Observation of accelerated protons during the injection of rotating relativistic electron beams into neutral hydrogen (50 mTorr to 400 mTorr) indicated that ions from the beam-formed plasma are trapped and accelerated by a potential well at the beamfront. Measurements show that the number of accelerated protons decreases as the beamfront velocity is increased. Moreover, at a given velocity, the number accelerated is relatively insensitive to the neutral gas pressure.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 11, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA085475
Entities
People
- D. N. Spector
- John D. Sethian
- K. A. Gerber
- R. A. Mahaffey
- Robert A. Meger
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory