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Production of electron trees with a clinical electron accelerator
D Pomaré1, K Stansfield, C Lewis
1Department of Physics, Newcastle Mater Hospital, Newcastle, Australia.
Summary
Simple methods were developed to create electron trees, which are patterns of charge deposition and discharge, using a modified clinical electron accelerator for research applications.
Area of Science:
- Physics
- Materials Science
Background:
- Electron trees represent complex charge deposition and discharge patterns.
- Understanding these patterns is crucial in low-conducting media.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe simple methods for generating electron trees.
- To utilize a modified clinical electron accelerator for this purpose.
Main Methods:
- Modification of a clinical electron accelerator.
- Controlled generation of charge deposition and discharge patterns.
Main Results:
- Successful generation of reproducible electron tree patterns.
- Demonstration of the feasibility of using clinical accelerators for this phenomenon.
Conclusions:
- The described methods offer a straightforward approach to studying electron trees.
- This technique opens avenues for further research in charge dynamics in insulators.