Classical Charged Particle Beam Optics used in the design and operation of all present-day charged particle beam devices, from low energy electron microscopes to high energy particle accelerators, is entirely based on classical mechanics. A question of curiosity is: How is classical charged particle beam optics so successful in practice though the particles of the beam, like electrons, are quantum mechanical? Quantum Mechanics of Charged Particle Beam Optics answers this question with a comprehensive formulation of ‘Quantum Charged Particle Beam Optics’ applicable to any charged particle beam device.

The problems involved in the preparation of single crystals of refractory insulating materials are briefly outlined. The current status of the preparation of insulating crystals by the electron beam heated floating-zone method is reviewed, and the disadvantages are noted. The conception, construction and test of a new electron beam optics are described, and the advantages are pointed out. Sapphire, ruby and tungsten rods were zoned in testing the new optics. The influence of zone length, liquid - solid interface geometry, foreheater and afterheater temperature, and mechanical translation and rotation systems on crystal perfection are discussed. (Author).

EPAC 96; Proceedings of the Fifth European Particle Accelerator Conference, Sitges (Barcelona), 10 to 14 June 1996, Three Volume Set, also available on a CD-ROM, provides a comprehensive overview of research, technology, and special applications in the field of accelerators. It serves as a source for novel ideas and familiarizes researchers with advanced concepts.