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                - S. Bernal, B. L. Beaudoin, D. W. Feldman, R. Feldman, R. B. Fiorito, T. F. Godlove, I. Haber, R. A. Kishek, P. G. O'Shea, C. Papadopoulos, B. Quinn, D. Stratakis, K. Tian, C. Tobin, M. Walter
 
                       IREAP, College Park, Maryland 
                - M. Reiser
 
                       University Maryland, College Park, Maryland 
                - D. F. Sutter
 
                       HENP, SW Washington 
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            The University of Maryland electron ring (UMER) is a low-energy, high current recirculator for beam physics research with relevance to any applications that rely on intense beams of high quality. We review the space-charge physics issues, experimental and computational investigations, which are currently being conducted at the UMER facility. The physics issues cover a broad range, but we focus on transverse beam dynamics: halo formation, strongly asymmetric beams, Montague resonances, equipartitioning, etc. Furthermore, we report on recent developments in experiments, simulations, and improved diagnostics for space-charge dominated beams.
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