Electron Beam Trajectory in a Photometer Field of View.

Abstract

Theoretical calculations on the trajectory of an electron beam of kilovolt energy range in an ionospheric environment have been performed. By means of a succession of orthogonal transformations, the trajectory and luminosity as observed at a photometer with a given angular field of view are obtained. For the purpose of applications on rocket beam experiments, cases of various magnetic field orientations and beam energies have been examined. Singularities of luminosity exist in this model when the magnetic field is perpendicular to the electron velocity resulting in a non-propagation mode. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 16, 1983
Accession Number
ADA131949

Entities

People

  • H. A. Cohen
  • Shu T.F. Lai

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computer Simulations
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Scattering
  • Electrons
  • Environment
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Instrumentation
  • Luminosity
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Photometers
  • Simulations
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Three Dimensional
  • Trajectories

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics