Title :
Relativistic Cherenkov plasma maser of microsecond pulse duration
Author :
Loza, Oleg T. ; Strelkov, P.S. ; Ivanov, Igor E.
Author_Institution :
Gen. Phys. Inst., Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia
fDate :
6/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Experiments with a Cherenkov plasma maser (CPM) driven by a high-current relativistic electron beam of microsecond pulse duration are described. The results obtained show that the principle of operation of the CPM makes it possible to avoid the problem of microwave pulse shortening, which is inherent to vacuum devices of relativistic high-current microwave electronics. A 800-ns microwave pulse with an energy of 21 J was obtained at a peak power level of 40 MW (the efficiency being 4%) in a broad (~100%) frequency band
Keywords :
masers; microwave oscillators; plasma devices; relativistic electron beam tubes; vacuum tubes; 40 MW; high-current relativistic electron beam; microsecond pulse duration; microwave pulse shortening; relativistic Cherenkov plasma maser; relativistic high-current microwave electronics; vacuum devices; Electromagnetic heating; Electron beams; Masers; Microwave devices; Microwave generation; Microwave oscillators; Plasma devices; Plasma waves; Pulse generation; Surface discharges;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
