Dechannelization of relativistic protons in an elastically deformed single crystal

Experimental results on the deflection of a beam of relativistic protons by a single crystal are compared with the results of a theoretical analysis of protons channeling in curved planar channels in the crystal. The effectiveness of using curved single crystals for controlling high-energy charged particle beams is analyzed. The effect of the divergence of the beam on the effectiveness of deflecting relativistic protons by the crystal is examined.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 6, pp. 8–11, June, 1981.