Axial compression of the astron E-layer during neutralization
N. C. Christofilos, T.K. Fowler
Abstract
N. C. Christofilos, T.K. Fowler
Abstract
It is shown that, despite processes that tend to elongate the astron E-layer as it is built up by injecting successive pulses of electrons, in a good vacuum this tendency is overcome by the slow turn-on of focusing forces that compress the E layer as it slowly neutralizes.
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It is shown that, despite processes that tend to elongate the astron E-layer as it is built up by injecting successive pulses of electrons, in a good vacuum this tendency is overcome by the slow turn-on of focusing forces that compress the E layer as it slowly neutralizes.
Key concepts: Astron, Physics, Layer (electronics), Electron, Compression (physics), Optics, Astrophysics, Nanotechnology