OBSERVATIONS OF PERIODIC INTENSITY BURSTS FROM A FREE-ELECTRON LASER-OSCILLATOR

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作者
JERBY, E
BEKEFI, G
WURTELE, JS
机构
[1] MIT, CTR PLASMA FUS, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 USA
[2] TEL AVIV UNIV, FAC ENGN, IL-69978 TEL AVIV, ISRAEL
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/0168-9002(91)90830-J
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
Observations of periodic intensity bursts from a free electron laser oscillator operating in the microwave regime are reported. Their periodic separation (approximately 40 ns) equals the radiation round-trip time, and their width is approximately the slippage time (approximately 5 ns). Unlike previous studies, the bursts occur in the small-signal regime, near the oscillation threshold. The observations are compared with theoretical results from an impulse response model of the free electron laser.
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页数:4
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