Instability of an Unneutralized Relativistic Electron Beam
- 30 July 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 31 (5) , 286-289
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.31.286
Abstract
Experimental observations of the propagation of an intense, unneutralized, annular, relativistic electron beam along a homogeneous magnetic guide field show that it is unstable. The instability is accompanied by a loss of beam particles and intense microwave emission.Keywords
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