Theoretical Scheme for Axial Compression of a Relativistic Electron Beam

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4 August 1980

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Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters

Vol. 45 (5) , 340-343
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.45.340

Abstract

Bunching the density of a relativistic electron beam via the

\nabla B

drift is analyzed for a beam propagating in a

\frac{1}{r}

azimuthal magnetic field produced by a current driven in a wire. Substantial enhancement of the beam current is predicted.

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grad $B$ Focusing and Deposition of Relativistic Electron Beams
Physical Review Letters, 1980