Observation of coherent Smith-Purcell radiation using an initially continuous flat beam

Autor: J. Gardelle, L. Courtois, P. Modin, J. T. Donohue
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Physical Review Special Topics. Accelerators and Beams, Vol 12, Iss 11, p 110701 (2009)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1098-4402
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.12.110701
Popis: A few years ago a new theory for producing coherent Smith-Purcell (SP) radiation from an initially continuous beam was proposed. This experiment confirms that two-dimensional theory. The beam was typically 10 cm wide, a few mm thick, with a peak current of 200 A and beam energy of 85 keV. The 10 cm-wide grating had twenty 2-cm periods, and radiation was produced at the fundamental frequency near 4.5 GHz. Second and third harmonics were observed at the expected angles. Beam bunching was measured using a B-dot probe placed at the end of a groove. Generally good agreement between this experiment and the 2D theory is found.
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