Effects of charge density rise time upon Cerenkov radiation
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Authors
Suttle, Perry M.
Subjects
Cerenkov Radiation
Semi-Infinite Path
Rise Time Effects
Semi-Infinite Path
Rise Time Effects
Advisors
Neighbours, J.R.
Date of Issue
1990-06
Date
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This study investigates the effects of different charge density rise times upon the magnitude of the Cerenkov radiation produced by a semi-infinite electron beam. The magnetic field pulses were generated for different rise times and relationships between the maximum magnitudes and their associated rise times were obtained. These were compared with theoretical relationships derived from a power series approximation. The generated results were close to those predicted by theory for short rise times at short radial distances. For longer rise times, the departure from theory was caused by the magnitude of the decay portion of the magnetic pulse. This effect could be mitigated at longer rise times by increasing the radial distance from the electron beam.
Type
Thesis
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Department
Physics
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Format
vi, 52 p.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.