Experiment on trapping a strong-current stream of relativistic electrons in a closed orbit
Didenko A.N. , Petrov A.V. , Ryabchikov A.I. , Tuzov V.A., Usov Yu.P.
The beam of the "Tonus" accelerator was trapped in a closed orbit without using external electric and magnetic fields, via the repelling action of a trough-shaped copper screen. The lifetime of the shaped electron ring was 250 nsec at an injection pulse duration 50 nsec.