• DocumentCode
    2972551
  • Title

    Experimental study of a FEM based on a 2D distributed feedback cavity

  • Author

    Konoplev, I.V. ; McGrane, P. ; Ronald, K. ; Cross, A.W. ; He, W. ; Whyte, C.G. ; Phelps, A.D.R. ; Robertson, C.W. ; Speirs, D.C. ; Ginzburg, N.S. ; Peskov, N. Yu ; Sergeev, A.S. ; Thumm, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    19-23 Sept. 2005
  • Firstpage
    499
  • Abstract
    We report operation of a co-axial free-electron maser (FEM) based on two-dimensional distributed feedback. The 37.3GHz FEM was driven by an annular electron beam (475kV, 500A, 250ns) and generated 15MW ±1.5MW of radiation with a 6% conversion efficiency. To investigate an increase in FEM output power and efficiency a new cavity configuration based on a copper 2D Bragg reflector is studied.
  • Keywords
    feedback; masers; submillimetre wave devices; 15 MW; 250 ns; 2D distributed feedback cavity; 37.3 GHz; 475 kV; 500 A; 6 percent; annular electron beam; cavity configuration; co-axial free-electron maser; copper 2D Bragg reflector; Distributed feedback devices; Electron beams; Masers; Mirrors; Physics; Power generation; Power transmission lines; Pulsed power supplies; Solenoids; Transmission line theory;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 13th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, 2005. IRMMW-THz 2005. The Joint 30th International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9348-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIMW.2005.1572631
  • Filename
    1572631