• DocumentCode
    1077382
  • Title

    Simple proof of electron beam stability in the deep-potential-well equilibrium

  • Author

    Godfrey, Brendan B.

  • Author_Institution
    USAF Office of Sci. Res., Bolling AFB, DC, USA
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    2/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    71
  • Lastpage
    72
  • Abstract
    It is well known that a strongly magnetized electron beam propagating in an evacuated conducting pipe can exist in either of two equilibria, one with a shallow potential well and the other with a deep potential well. A Lorentz transformation connecting the two classes of equilibria is derived. Thus, since shallow-potential-well equilibria are known to be stable, the deep-potential-well equilibria must also be. The stability of space charge waves in the two equilibria should follow the same pattern
  • Keywords
    Lorentz transformation; electron beams; particle beam diagnostics; Lorentz transformation; conducting pipe; deep potential well equilibrium; electron beam stability; magnetized electron beam; space charge waves; Bifurcation; Capacitance; Electron beams; Electron tubes; Joining processes; Kinetic energy; Kinetic theory; Magnetic fields; Potential well; Stability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/27.281553
  • Filename
    281553