KEK, The National Lab for High Energy Physic in Tsukuba, Ibaraki.

Abstract

The National Laboratory for High Energy Physics, sometimes referred to as KEK, was established in April 1971 to conduct experiments in elementary particle physics. Research efforts are divided into four major areas: Accelerator Department, Physics Department, Radiation Safety Control Center, and Photon Factory. Under the direction of Prof. Shigenori Hiramatsu, Dr. David Whittum is carrying out research on designs of compact high energy accelerators that can achieve a steep potential gradient for fast acceleration of electrons within a short distance. In his experiments, he uses two identical linacs to drive two electron beams where one electron excites wakefields in a test medium such as a plasma and then the second electron beam gets accelerated by the effect of the wakefield created by the first electron beam.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 11, 1993
Accession Number
ADA291851

Entities

People

  • S. J. Yakura

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attachment
  • Beta Particles
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electron Accelerators
  • Electron Beams
  • Electrons
  • Elementary Particles
  • Energy
  • Governments
  • High Energy
  • Particle Physics
  • Particles
  • Physics
  • Radiation
  • Scientists
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics