RESEARCH DIRECTED TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PULSED AIR-CORE BETATRON. Scientific Report

Technical Report · Mon Sep 19 04:00:00 EDT 1960

OSTI ID:4043769

Guindon, W G

The equations of motion of an electron in a cylindrically symmetric changing magnetic field are analyzed with a view to displaying the conditions for betatron acceleration and focusing of a betatron beam. Details are given of a 36kilojoule capacitor bank and related switching apparatus which were designed primarily for powering a pulsed aircore betatron. A series of models of betatron coil configurations is described, together with the method and results of measuring their magnetic field distributions. Full-scale tests of a model that appeared likely to satisfy the conditions for betatron operation proved successful. In a discussion of the results of these tests, suggestions are given for further theoretical analysis and for experimental refinements of the apparatus. (auth)

• Research Organization: Boston, Coll., Chestnut Hill, Mass.
• NSA Number: NSA-15-022968
• OSTI ID: 4043769
• Report Number(s): AFCRL-TN-60-822; AD-248588
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

AIR
BETATRONS
CAPACITORS
COILS
CONFIGURATION
DISTRIBUTION
ELECTRONS
EQUATIONS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MEASURED VALUES
MOTION
OPERATION
OPTICAL SYSTEMS
PHYSICS
PLANNING
POWER
PULSES
REACTOR CORE
SWITCHES
TESTING