A study of the performance of an induction sensor for an accelerator of charged microparticles

Abstract

The design details and parameters of an induction sensor for a linear accelerator that is used to measure the velocity and charge of accelerated particles are described. A theoretical calculation of the voltage picked up from the Faraday cup of the induction sensor versus the particle parameters is presented. The essential feature of this calculation is the fact that the induction-sensor voltage is considered not only as a function of the velocity and charge of a detected charged particle, but also as a function of the coordinate of this particle. The experimental data that characterize the performance of the induction sensor are presented.