Energetic electrons in the Pulselac-C accelerator

Technical Report · Sun Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:6590882

Lockner, T R; Poukey, J W

We have observed energetic electrons (> 400 eV) upstream of a transverse magnetic field barrier (i.e., the insulating magnetic field of an accelerating gap) in the Pulselac-C accelerator. If the barrier is not energized, the peak electron energy drops below 200 eV and the flux is reduced by more than a factor of three. This result indicates that it is the beam interaction with the field that is responsible for generating electrons with large transverse energies. Numerical simulations of this experiment suggest a simple electrostatic basis for these phenomena. 5 references, 11 figures.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 6590882
• Report Number(s): SAND-84-0827; ON: DE84016036
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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