Transport Barrier (IMAGE)

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Transport Barrier

Caption

The image compares particle trajectories without (left-hand) and with (right-hand) the presence of the transport barrier. The vertical axis is proportional to the energy of the particles in the accelerator. The blue dots in the left-hand figure represent possible particle trajectories. Energy increases and decreases irregularly or chaotically. When the transport barrier is introduced, all trajectories become regular (mauve, red and green lines). All particles in the accelerator can be made to have similar energy, enhancing particle beam efficiency.

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Meirielen Caetano de Sousa and Iberê Luiz Caldas (IFUSP)

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