Applied Physics Letters · 1973 · 40 citations · 6 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsElectromagnetismNuclear PhysicsPlasma PhysicsCurrent-voltage CharacteristicsElectron Beam PhysicsElectron TransportMaxwell's EquationsNonneutral PlasmasRelativistic ElectrodynamicsBeam Current DensityElectron Beam TransportPotentials In Relativistic ElectrodynamicsRelativistic Electron Beams
The space-charge depression of the potential within an unneutralized relativistic electron beam limits the beam current. Calculations of this effect are presented for an annular beam and compared to experiment.
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