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Anomalous Attenuation in Linear Electron Accelerators

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WHILE operating the linear electron accelerator at the University of Ghent, interesting phenomena, similar to those reported on some accelerators in England1–4, were observed. These phenomena have been explained on the basis of the multipactor effect3.

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VANHUYSE, V. Anomalous Attenuation in Linear Electron Accelerators. Nature 182, 1081–1082 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1821081a0

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