Avoidance of cyclotron breakdown in partially evacuated waveguides

Technical Report · Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6057602

Moeller, C P

Cyclotron breakdown in a partially evacuated waveguide which passes through a resonant magnetic field can be suppressed by application of a transverse electrostatic field. A practical system for accomplishing this and experimental tests of the concept are described.

• Research Organization: General Atomics Co., San Diego, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-84ER51044
• OSTI ID: 6057602
• Report Number(s): GA-A-18836; ON: DE87012304; TRN: 87-031601
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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