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A linear accelerator produces a pulsed beam of electrons. The current is 1.6 A for the...

  1. A linear accelerator produces a pulsed beam of electrons. The current is 1.6 A for the 0.1 μs duration for each pulse.
  1. How many electrons are accelerated in each pulse?
  2. What is the average current of the beam if there are 1000 pulses per second?
  3. If each electron acquires an energy of 400 MeV, what is the average power output of the accelerator? Assume there are 1000 pulses per second for the accelerator.
  4. What is the peak output power? Hint: this occurs when 1012 electrons are accelerated in 0.1 μs.

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