Internal structure of electron-beam filaments

Autor: V. Nardi, W. Prior, J. Feugeas, W. H. Bostick
Rok vydání: 1980
Předmět:
Zdroj: Physical Review A. 22:2211-2217
ISSN: 0556-2791
DOI: 10.1103/physreva.22.2211
Popis: Electron beams of tW/${\mathrm{cm}}^{2}$ (\ensuremath{\sim}0.4 MeV) which are split into filaments are produced by an inductive generator which transfers field energy to beam particles in 1-10-ns pulses. Target-damage analysis reveals the composite internal structure of each filament as a sequence of concentric circles with a discontinuous pattern. The nonuniform distribution of collectively accelerated positive ions within a filament contributes to resolve the filament structure which propagates at a speed $\ensuremath{\sim}\frac{3c}{4}$ and can cross unaffected a ${10}^{3}$-G magnetic field.
Databáze: OpenAIRE