INVESTIGATION OF PLASMA ACCELERATION. Quarterly Progress Report No. 4 for April 1, 1959-June 30, 1959

Technical Report · Mon Oct 31 00:00:00 EST 1960

OSTI ID:4191717

Rogers, K C; Finkelstein, D; Brucker, G; Ferrari, L; Mansfield, I; Caulfield, D

Research and development of a machine designed to create a 1000 ampere beam of 150-Mev electrons are discussed. A low-inductance 10/sup 5/ joule capacitor bank is charged to 50 kv, then discbarged into a field coil, which surrounds a plasma-filled torus. The charged particles are accelerated to peak energy in 6 microseconds. Physical considerations of megatron design such as energetics of relativistic electron acceleration, betatron magnetic field shaping, plasma injection, capacitor and bank switches, field coil parameters, and collision and radiation losses are discussed. A search for a low-energy beam is scheduled. It is noted that the peak energy of 150 Mev may be a dangerous source of radiation. (For preceding period see AECU-4344.) (J.R.D.)

• Research Organization: Stevens Inst. of Tech., Hoboken, N.J.
• DOE Contract Number: DA 36-039SC-78097
• NSA Number: NSA-14-009126
• OSTI ID: 4191717
• Report Number(s): AD-227232
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Sponsored by AEC and Army Signal Supply Agency. Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-60
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

PHYSICS
ACCELERATORS
BETATRONS
CAPACITORS
CHARGED PARTICLES
COILS
CONFIGURATION
CURRENTS
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ELECTRON BEAMS
ELECTRONS
ENERGY RANGE
INDUCTION
INJECTION
INTERACTIONS
LOSSES
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MEV RANGE
PLANNING
PLASMA
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIATIONS
RELATIVITY THEORY
SWITCHES
TORUS