M. I. Bryzgunov, A. V. Bubley, N. S. Dikansky, N. S. Kremnev, V. A. Lebedev, I. N. Meshkov, A. N. Skrinsky, B. N. Sukhina, V. V. Parkhomchuk, D. V. Pestrikov, V. B. Reva, “Half a century of electron cooling development at BINP SB RAS”, UFN, 2025, Volume 195, Number 1,Pages <nobr>101

FROM THE HISTORY OF PHYSICS

Half a century of electron cooling development at BINP SB RAS

M. I. Bryzgunov^a, A. V. Bubley^a, N. S. Dikansky^a, N. S. Kremnev^a, V. A. Lebedev^b, I. N. Meshkov^b, A. N. Skrinsky^a, B. N. Sukhina^a, V. V. Parkhomchuk^a, D. V. Pestrikov^a, V. B. Reva^a

^a Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk
^b Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region

Abstract: We outline the history of the method of forming ion beams by interaction with an electron beam. The method of forming this beam and the features of its application are called ‘electron cooling.’ Described is the development of this method from the initial idea presented by its author, the first director of the Institute of Nuclear Physics (INP) in Novosibirsk G.I. Budker, to its implementation and dissemination in accelerator laboratories worldwide.

Keywords: antiproton storage rings, electron cooling (EC), electron guns, resonant optics, collectors, recuperation, solenoids, electron cooling system (ECS), magnets, electron magnetization, proton lifetime, particle temperature.

PACS: 29.20.db, 29.27.Bd

Received: August 19, 2024
Accepted: September 9, 2024

DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.2024.09.039750