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A Preliminary Study of the Effect of the Chirped Rotating Wall on a Positron Cloud / PHILLIP JOHN

Swansea University Author: PHILLIP JOHN

DOI (Published version): 10.23889/SUthesis.63766

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The density of the positron cloud is a crucial parameter in many applications ofaccumulated positrons. Previous work has shown that adjusting the frequency ofthe rotating wall potential following positron accumulation can be used to controlthe density of positron clouds. In this work, positron cloud...

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Published: Swansea, Wales, UK 2023
Institution: Swansea University
Degree level: Master of Philosophy
Degree name: M.Phil
Supervisor: Eriksson, Stefan J.
URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63766
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Abstract: The density of the positron cloud is a crucial parameter in many applications ofaccumulated positrons. Previous work has shown that adjusting the frequency ofthe rotating wall potential following positron accumulation can be used to controlthe density of positron clouds. In this work, positron clouds were studied afterbeing compressed using a linear rotating wall frequency sweep under a selection ofrotating wall drive amplitudes and cooling gas pressures following an initial staticfrequency compression. This was performed for SF6, CF4, and briefly for CO. Theeffect of changing the cooling gas appears congruent to that shown by the staticfrequency case. The results are in qualitative agreement with previous work byDeller et al., and compare briefly but favourably to a simplistic numerical model.
Keywords: Positrons, rotating wall, frequency sweep
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering