Cerenkov Radiation Field Analysis Due to a Passing Electron Beam.

Abstract

This paper is a continuation of a preliminary study which investigated the magnetic field radiated from a charge bunch traveling over a finite path. One of the recommendations of the preliminary study was to investigate how the magnitude and shape of the radiated field depends on the location of the observer relative to certain time boundaries defined by relationships between the arrival times of different parts of a pulse. This recommendation was followed by studying the signals radiated from charge bunches with two different ratios of rise time to path length. Within the Cerenkov cone and near a time boundary, the observed pulses are shaped like spikes. The time boundaries were found to be hyperbolas in the plane defined by the direction of travel of the charge bunch and the direction of propagation of radiation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA184870

Entities

People

  • Byron K. Price

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Cerenkov Radiation
  • Charge Density
  • Classification
  • Electron Beams
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Hyperbolas
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Observation
  • Observers
  • Radiation
  • Refractive Index
  • Schools
  • Security
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics