Experiments on Electron Cooling

Abstract

Experiments on electron cooling were carried out on the antiproton storage ring, NAP-M, using 50 MeV proton beams, cooled with 27 keV electrons from a three electrode gun. The proton beam lifetime increased from 900 s to 5,000 s with electron cooling. Diagnostic methods are described, and some possible applications of electron cooling are discussed. (PMA)