Frequency Content of Coherent Cherenkov Radiation

Abstract

At constant beam energy and propagation angle, the coherent radiation from a charged particle beam is a function of frequency only. The intensity of the radiation oscillates with a frequency dependent on length of the path of the beam and is modulated by the form factor corresponding to the shape of an individual charge bunch. Calculations are presented for line charge distributions which have rectangular, triangular, and trapezodial axial variation. A point charge distribution is also considered for comparison. Keywords: Radiation from electron beam; Cherenkov radiation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 08, 1989
Accession Number
ADA216704

Entities

People

  • Fred R. Buskirk
  • John R. Neighbours
  • Xavier K. Maruyama

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Charged Particles
  • Coherent Radiation
  • Detectors
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Electron Beams
  • Frequency
  • Generators
  • Intensity
  • Naval Warfare
  • Particle Beams
  • Physics
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Security

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Electrochemical Surface Science
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics