Draft:Betatron oscillations

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Betatron oscillations are the fast transverse oscillations of a charged particle in various focusing systems: linear accelerators, storage rings, transfer channels. Oscillations are usually considered as a small deviations from the ideal reference orbit and determined by transverse forces of focusing elements i.e. depending on transverse deviation value: quadrupole magnets, electrostatic lenses, RF-fields. Betatron oscillations were firstly studied by D.W. Kerst and R. Serber in 1941 while commissioning the fist betatron.[1]

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  1. ^ Kerst, D. W.; Serber, R. (Jul 1941). "Electronic Orbits in the Induction Accelerator". Physical Review. 60 (1): 53–58. Bibcode:1941PhRv...60...53K. doi:10.1103/PhysRev.60.53.