Synchrotron Oscillations Induced by Radiation Fluctuations

Abstract

Phase oscillations of electrons in a high-energy synchrotron are induced by the radiation of quanta. These induced oscillations set a limit to the damping of electron bunches. This limiting bunch size is sufficient to influence the radial aperture and the radio-frequency voltage required at low beam intensities, and to reduce energy loss by coherent radiation at high intensities.