High-Gain Free Electron Lasers Using Induction Linear Accelerators
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High-power free electron lasers (FEL’s) can be realized using induction linear accelerators as the source of the electron beam. These accelerators are currently capable of producing intense cwrents (102-104 A) at moderately high energy (1-50 MeV). Experiments using a 500 A, 3.3 MeV beam have produced 80 MW of radiation at 34.6 GHz and are in good agreement with theoretical analysis. Future experiments include a high-gain, high-efficiency FEL operating at 10.6 pm using a 50 MeV beam.
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تاریخ انتشار 2001