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THE ELECTRIC GAP-CROSSING RESONANCE IN A THREE-SECTOR CYCLOTRON

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4760312
The theory of accelerated orbits in the median plane of a sector-focused cyclotron is developed using a Lagrangrian formalism. The equation for the radial oscillations about the instantaneous equilibrium orbit is reduced, by suitable transformation, to that for a simple oscillator of frequency nu /sub r/ driven by perturbations arising from the electric gapcrossing mechanism. For a three-sector magnet and a two-sector'' dee-geometry, these perturbations have Fourier components in resonance with the radial oscillation frequency nu /sub r/ , which is always close to unity in a medium-energy machine. The effects of these perturbations are calculated and discussed. The results of computer studies of accelerated orbits in three-sector fields are presented which demonstrate the effects of the gapcrossing resonance under various conditions. These results are discussed with the aid of the theory. The data indicate that a first-harmonic correction field of 3 to 10 gauss can be used to counteract the gap-crossing resonance effects. (auth)
Research Organization:
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing
NSA Number:
NSA-17-004154
OSTI ID:
4760312
Report Number(s):
TID-17248
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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