Possibility of deflecting relativistic-ion beams by bent single crystals

Abstract

The propagation of high-energy ions through a bent single crystal near a crystallographic axis is investigated. The results of these investigations reveal that a new mechanism of ion-beam deflection is possible in this case. This mechanism is based on multiple ion scattering by atomic strings in a bent crystal. The results obtained from a computer simulation of the effect are also presented. The effect is shown to depend strongly on the particle charge