OPERATION OF A COMPACT FREE-ELECTRON LASER IN THE MILLIMETER-WAVE REGION WITH A BUNCHED ELECTRON-BEAM

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CIOCCI, F [1 ]
BARTOLINI, R [1 ]
DORIA, A [1 ]
GALLERANO, GP [1 ]
GIOVENALE, E [1 ]
KIMMITT, MF [1 ]
MESSINA, G [1 ]
RENIERI, A [1 ]
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[1] UNIV ESSEX,DEPT PHYS,COLCHESTER CO4 3SQ,ESSEX,ENGLAND
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.928
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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The waveguide operation of a compact free-electron laser driven by a 2.3-MeV S-band microtron is reported. Power up to 1 kW in 4-mus pulses has been generated at wavelengths in the range between 2.1 and 2.6 mm. Novel tuning features and temporal characteristics of the emitted radiation, related to the bunched nature of the electron beam and to the dispersive effect of the waveguide, have been observed.
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