• DocumentCode
    377635
  • Title

    Measurements of beam current for relativistic electrons in air by current transformers

  • Author

    Korenev, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Steris Corp., Libertyville, IL, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    2001
  • Firstpage
    2332
  • Abstract
    The investigation of current transformers for measurements of beam current for relativistic electrons in air is presented in this report. The industrial CW electron accelerator "Rhodotron" ( E = 5 MeV, I = 1- 16 mA) was used for experiments. The effect of scanning electron beam allows pulsed current transformers to be used for measurements of beam current. The comparison of beam current measurements in air and vacuum conditions is given. Analysis of errors is discussed
  • Keywords
    current transformers; particle beam diagnostics; relativistic electron beams; Rhodotron; air; current transformers; errors; pulsed current transformers; relativistic electrons; vacuum; Current measurement; Current transformers; Electrical resistance measurement; Electron accelerators; Electron beams; Ionization; Particle beam measurements; Particle beams; Plasma measurements; Pulse measurements;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Particle Accelerator Conference, 2001. PAC 2001. Proceedings of the 2001
  • Conference_Location
    Chicago, IL
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7191-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PAC.2001.987369
  • Filename
    987369