A HIGH-AVERAGE-POWER TAPERED FEL AMPLIFIER AT SUBMILLIMETER FREQUENCIES USING SHEET ELECTRON-BEAMS AND SHORT-PERIOD WIGGLERS

被引:9
作者
BIDWELL, SW
RADACK, DJ
ANTONSEN, TM
BOOSKE, JH
CARMEL, Y
DESTLER, WW
GRANATSTEIN, VL
LEVUSH, B
LATHAM, PE
MAYERGOYZ, ID
ZHANG, ZX
机构
[1] Laboratory for Plasma Research, University of Maryland, College Park
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10.1016/0168-9002(91)90846-I
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TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
A high-average-power FEL amplifier operating at submillimeter frequencies is under development at the University of Maryland. Program goals are to produce a cw, approximately 1 MW, FEL amplifier source at frequencies between 280 and 560 GHz. To this end, a high-gain, high-efficiency, tapered FEL amplifier using a sheet electron beam and a short-period (superconducting) wiggler has been chosen. Development of this amplifier is progressing in three stages: 1) beam propagation through a long length (approximately 1 m) of a short-period (lambda-w = 1 cm) wiggler, 2) demonstration of a proof-of-principle amplifier experiment at 98 GHz, and 3) designs of a superconducting tapered FEL amplifier meeting the ultimate design goal specifications.
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页码:187 / 191
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