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Experimental investigation of beam-plasma interactions with an intense relativistic electron beam

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7362144
The experimental program uses the 4 MeV, 100 ampere, 0.3 microsec pulse width, beam from the Astron accelerator facility to study the interaction of an intense relativistic electron beam with a gas column, usually at a pressure of a few mm Hg. The beam promptly ionizes the gas, generating a plasma column in and around the beam. In this environment measurements were made pertinent to two beam driven instabilities, namely the streaming instability and the hose instability. (GRA)
Research Organization:
California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
OSTI ID:
7362144
Report Number(s):
AD-A-016784; UCID-15393
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English