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Title: Angular width of the Cherenkov radiation with inclusion of multiple scattering

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4954821· OSTI ID:22598942
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  1. CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment and Department of Modern Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, People's Republic of China and IFSA Collaborative Innovation Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240 (China)

Visible Cherenkov radiation can offer a method of the measurement of the velocity of charged particles. The angular width of the radiation is important since it determines the resolution of the velocity measurement. In this article, the angular width of Cherenkov radiation with inclusion of multiple scattering is calculated through the path-integral method, and the analytical expressions are presented. The condition that multiple scattering processes dominate the angular distribution is obtained.

OSTI ID:
22598942
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 23, Issue 6; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English