Correlation of collective ion acceleration diagnostics

Journal Article · Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1978 · J. Appl. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.325535· OSTI ID:7029589

Ecker, B; Straw, D C; Miller, R B

Collectively accelerated protons obtained in experiments injecting an intense relativistic electron beam into a drift cavity containing low-pressure neutral hydrogen were observed with both the nuclear activation technique and the time-of-flight technique. Simultaneous measurements of the accelerated proton parameters with these techniques provided correlations for peak energy and yield using high ..nu../..gamma.. electron beams (..nu.. is the Budker parameter and ..gamma.. is the usual relativistic factor) from the Physics International Pulserad 738. A compact proton bunch as observed by the time-of-flight detectors had the peak kinetic energies as measured by activation foil penetration. This bunch did not contain all of the accelerated protons, however, since substantial fluxes of lower-energy protons were also produced.

• Research Organization: Physics International Company, San Leandro, California 94577
• OSTI ID: 7029589
• Journal Information: J. Appl. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Appl. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 49:9; ISSN JAPIA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
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ACCELERATION
ACCELERATORS
ACTIVATION ANALYSIS
BEAM INJECTION
BEAMS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
COLLECTIVE ACCELERATORS
CROSS SECTIONS
CRYOGENIC FLUIDS
ELECTRON BEAM INJECTION
ELEMENTS
ENERGY RANGE
ENERGY SPECTRA
FLUIDS
HYDROGEN
NONMETALS
NUCLEON BEAMS
PARTICLE BEAMS
PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS
PROTON BEAMS
RELATIVISTIC RANGE
SPECTRA
STOPPING POWER
TIME-OF-FLIGHT METHOD