OPERATION OF AN X-BAND DIELECTRIC CHERENKOV MASER AMPLIFIER

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GARATE, E [1 ]
KOSAI, H [1 ]
EVANS, K [1 ]
FISHER, A [1 ]
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[1] GEN DYNAM CORP,POMONA DIV,POMONA,CA 91769
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10.1063/1.102577
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A dielectric Cherenkov maser has operated as an amplifier at a frequency of 9.8 GHz. The amplifier consisted of an electron beam interacting with the TM01 mode of a cylindrical, dielectric lined waveguide with the rf input provided by a tunable (9-10 GHz), 10 kW magnetron. The dielectric constant of the liner was 10 with inner and outer radii of 1.0 and 1.27 cm, respectively. At electron beam voltage and current of 190 kV and 90 A, respectively, the measured power gain of the amplifier was 11 dB over a 21 cm interaction length with a pulse length of approximately 1 μs.
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