Magnetic containment system for the production of radiation from high energy electrons using solid targets
AssigneeAdelphi Technology, Inc.
InventorCharles K. Gary
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Abstract
The present invention includes a magnetic storage ring into which electrons or other charged particles can be injected from a point external to the ring and still subscribe a path, after injection, contained within the magnetic storage ring. The magnetic storage ring consists of purely static (permanent) magnetic fields. The particles pass one or more times through a solid target that causes the high energy charged particles to emit radiation and damps the momentum of the particles, so that they cannot escape the magnetic field, allowing them to be captured therein.
Claims12
A magnetic storage ring system for charged particles, comprising
- a magnetic storage ring formed only by a static field designed to contain said charged particles, said static field comprising a static magnetic field;
- an injector of relativistic charged particles located outside said static magnetic field of the storage ring, and configured to inject said relativistic charged particles into said magnetic storage ring;
- a target located inside the magnetic storage ring such that said relativistic charged particles impinge on said target, said target chosen so as to decelerate the relativistic charged particles sufficiently that said relativistic charged particles are captured and circulate around said magnetic storage ring a plurality of times, wherein said relativistic charged particles are captured only by said static field.
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