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Coherent synchrotron radiation for laminar flows

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: We investigate the effect of shear in the flow of charged particle equilibria that are unstable to the coherent synchrotron radiation (CSR) instability. Shear may act to quench this instability because it acts to limit the size of the region with a fixed phase relation between emitters. The results are important for the understanding of astrophysical sources of coherent radiation where shear in the flow is likely.

Source: Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams

DOI: 10.1103/physrevstab.9.114401

Authors: Bjoern S. Schmekel, Richard V. E. Lovelace

Institutions: University of California, Berkeley, Cornell University

Language: English

Topic: Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration

Awards: CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF PULSED-POWER-DRIVEN HIGH ENERGY DENSITY PLASMAS, G5917695050