Generation and Propagation of an Intense Rotating Proton Beam
- 6 November 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 41 (19) , 1328-1331
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.41.1328
Abstract
An annular magnetically insulated diode in a cusplike magnetic field has been used to produce an ∼6-kA, ∼190-kV rotating proton beam. Diamagnetic signals and magnetically insulated Faraday cups indicate that (35±15)% of the beam traversed the cusp and reached the end of the system magnetic field 35 cm from the diode. Diamagnetism was in excess of 2% of the 8-kG applied field, and the beam was distinctly hollow with a 6-cm average radius.Keywords
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