HIGH ENERGY PARTICLE ACCELERATOR

Patent · Tue Apr 14 04:00:00 EST 1959

OSTI ID:4238916

Courant, E D; Livingston, M S; Snyder, H S

An improved apparatus is presented for focusing charged particles in an accelerator. In essence, the invention includes means for establishing a magnetic field in discrete sectors along the path of moving charged particles, the magnetic field varying in each sector in accordance with the relation. B = B/ sub 0/ STAln (r-r/sub 0/)/r/sub 0/!, where B/sub 0/ is the value of the magnetic field at the equilibrium orbit of radius r/sub 0/ of the path of the particles, B equals the magnetic field at the radius r of the chamber and n equals the magnetic field gradient index, the polarity of n being abruptly reversed a plurality of times as the particles travel along their arcuate path. With this arrangement, the particles are alternately converged towards the axis of their equillbrium orbit and diverged therefrom in successive sectors with a resultant focusing effect.

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-13-015449
• Assignee: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
• Patent Number(s): US 2882396
• OSTI ID: 4238916
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ACCELERATORS
CHARGED PARTICLES
ENERGY
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MOTION
OPTICAL SYSTEMS
ORBITS
PARTICLE ACCELERATORS AND HIGH-VOLTAGE MACHINES
PLANNING
VARIATIONS