Uniform Particle Beam Distributions Produced by Octupole Focusing
- 12 May 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Nuclear Science and Engineering
- Vol. 126 (1) , 71-79
- https://doi.org/10.13182/nse97-a24458
Abstract
The transverse intensity distribution of a beam emerging from a linear accelerator can be described well by a two-dimensional Gaussian function with elliptical contours. A method is presented that utilizes third-order optics to modify this Gaussian beam distribution and to produce at a given location along the beam direction a more uniform beam, which also is confined within a prescribed rectangular area.Keywords
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