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Title: Collective field accelerator

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6086483

A collective field accelerator which operates with a vacuum diode and utilizes a grooved cathode and a dielectric anode that operates with a relativistic electron beam with a ..nu../..gamma.. of approx. 1, and a plurality of dielectric lenses having an axial magnetic field thereabout to focus the collectively accelerated electrons and ions which are ejected from the anode. The anode and lenses operate as unoptimized r-f cavities which modulate and focus the beam.

Assignee:
Dept. of Energy
Patent Number(s):
US 4128764
Application Number:
TRN: 79-013112
OSTI ID:
6086483
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 17 Aug 1977
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English