Published November 27, 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

Electron accelerators driven by modulated intense relativistic electron beams

  • 1. Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375-5000 (USA)

Description

This paper addresses the development of a new high-voltage-gradient linear accelerator. This accelerator was energized by a modulated intense relativistic electron beam with power in the multigigawatt range. A 0.2-cm-diam electron beam emerged from the accelerator with a peak current of ∼200 A and peak kinetic energy ≥60 MeV. The length of the accelerating structure was 1 m. Simple scaling laws suggest that similar accelerators with much higher average electric fields can be built

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
63
Journal Issue
22
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
2468-2471
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTA

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