Ionization Instability in the Propagation of High-Current Relativistic Electron Beams in Gases

1971; AIP Publishing; Volume: 14; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1063/1.1693372

ISSN

2163-4998

Autores

M. L. Andrews, H. Davitian, H. H. Fleischmann, J. A. Nation,

Tópico(s)

Plasma Diagnostics and Applications

Resumo

Measurements of electron beams propagating in a gas-filled drift tube show pressure-dependent longitudinally periodic variations of light intensity, μ-wave emission, beam head velocity, and net current, which are consistent with an ionization instability.

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