title: Experimental studies of the magnetized friction force.
abstract: High-energy electron cooling, presently considered as an essential tool for several applications in high-energy and nuclear physics, requires an accurate description of the friction force which ions experience by passing through an electron beam. Present low-energy electron coolers can be used for a detailed study of the friction force. In addition, parameters of a low-energy cooler can be chosen in a manner to reproduce regimes expected in future high-energy operation. Here, we report a set of dedicated experiments in CELSIUS aimed at a detailed study of the magnetized friction force. Some results of the accurate comparison of experimental data with the friction force formulas are presented.
authors.affiliation: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Fedotov
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gålnander
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Litvinenko
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lofnes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sidorin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smirnov
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ziemann