B-dot monitor for intense electron beam measurement

Azimuthal arrays of B-dot loops are often used to measure the time-resolved beam centroid position of a pulsed, intense electron beam propagating in a metallic tube. This paper describes the designing principle, parameters and calibration of the B-dot monitors. According to the beam current pulse rise time, fall time and the pulse width,the B-dot is designed to work as a differential loop, the loop inductance is about 60 nH. The B-dot monitor’s sensitivity and the displacement curve are calibrated in the test stand. The sensitivity of the B-dots and the passive RC integrator is averagely 4 147 A/V, integrate constant is about 1 μs. The B-dot monitors are used to measure the Dragon-Ⅰ electron beam and the experimental results show that the B-dot monitors can measure the beam current and