LONG-PULSE MILLIMETER-WAVE FREE-ELECTRON LASER AND CYCLOTRON AUTORESONANCE MASER EXPERIMENTS

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作者
DANLY, BG [1 ]
HARTEMANN, FV [1 ]
CHU, TS [1 ]
LEGORBURU, P [1 ]
MENNINGER, WL [1 ]
TEMKIN, RJ [1 ]
FAILLON, G [1 ]
MOURIER, G [1 ]
机构
[1] THOMSON TUBES ELECTR,VELIZY VILLACOUBL,FRANCE
来源
PHYSICS OF FLUIDS B-PLASMA PHYSICS | 1992年 / 4卷 / 07期
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D O I
10.1063/1.860201
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
Experimental results on high-power long-pulse free-electron laser (FEL) and cyclotron autoresonance maser (CARM) experiments are summarized. Single-mode operation of a free-electron laser oscillator at 27.4 GHz with a Bragg resonator has been obtained, with an output power of 990 kW for a beam energy of 320 keV and transmitted current of 30 A, corresponding to an efficiency of 10.3%. Free-electron maser (FEM) amplifier operation at 35 GHz has yielded a gain of 26 dB with an output power of 800 kW, corresponding to an efficiency of 8.6%. CARM oscillator experiments at 32 GHz with a different electron gun have yielded lower powers because of poor beam quality; planned CARM experiments are discussed.
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页码:2307 / 2314
页数:8
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