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Wave Breaking and Test Particle Dynamics in Inhomogeneous Beams
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- F. B. Rizzato, Y. Levin, R. P. Nunes, R. Pakter, E. G. Souza
IF-UFRGS, Porto Alegre
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This work analyzes the dynamics of inhomogeneous, magnetically focused high-intensity beams of charged particles. While for homogeneous beams the whole system oscillates with a single frequency, any inhomogeneity leads to propagating transverse density waves which eventually result in a singular density build up, causing wave breaking and jet formation. Wave breaking is shown to relax the mismatched beam and we make use of Lynden-Bell's theory of violent relaxation to estimate characteristics of the relaxed state.
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