Collective acceleration of protons in relativistic electron beam propagation in evacuated drift tubes

Journal Article · Sun Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1981 · Phys. Fluids; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.863374· OSTI ID:6640387

Adler, R; Nation, J A; Serlin, V

The results are presented of a series of experiments investigating the mechanisms leading to the collective acceleration of protons occurring in electron beam propagation through evacuated drift tubes. Detailed measurements have been made of the electron and ion beam propagation and of the ion energy spectra. The results show that the acceleration cannot occur as a result of a beam head or deep potential well mechanism. It seems likely that the acceleration is due to the self-excitation of a wave on the beam, possibly the electron-ion two-stream instability.

• Research Organization: Laboratory of Plasma Studies and School of Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
• OSTI ID: 6640387
• Journal Information: Phys. Fluids; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Fluids; (United States) Vol. 24:2; ISSN PFLDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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640301* -- Atomic
Molecular & Chemical Physics-- Beams & their Reactions
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ACCELERATION
BARYONS
BEAM-PLASMA SYSTEMS
BEAMS
CHARGED PARTICLES
DRIFT TUBES
ELECTRON BEAMS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY RANGE
ENERGY SPECTRA
FERMIONS
HADRONS
INSTABILITY
IONS
LEPTON BEAMS
NUCLEONS
PARTICLE BEAMS
PLASMA INSTABILITY
PLASMA MICROINSTABILITIES
PROTONS
RELATIVISTIC RANGE
SPECTRA
TWO-STREAM INSTABILITY