X-Ray Bremsstrahlung Measurements of an Intense Relativistic Electron Beam Propagating in a Plasma |
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| Authors: | Logan B. G. Dove W. F. Gerber K. A. Goldenbaum G. C. |
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| Affiliation: | Naval Research Laboratory Washington, D. C. 20375; |
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| Abstract: | Information on the peak electron energy, angular spread, and current density of a relativistic electron beam propagating in a plasma column is obtained from measurements of two-absorber transmission ratios, anistropy, and intensity, respectively, of x-ray bremsstrahlung from thin target foils in the plasma. Measurements indicate a 10% loss in peak electron energy and a factor of two loss in peak beam intensity over the distance of the plasma column, and show a large angular spread in the beam. |
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