Observation of chirping in a traveling-wave cyclotron maser experiment

E. Jerby*, G. Bekefi, A. Shahadi

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Abstract

Following the recent traveling-wave cyclotron (TWC) amplifier experiment at MIT, we report in this paper on a frequency modulation (FM) effect observed in the TWC oscillator experiment conducted at Tel Aviv University. The TWC oscillator operates in the microwave regime (9.4 GHz). It consists of a low-energy (8 keV) low-current (0.2 A) electron beam spiraling in a metallic periodic waveguide. The TWC oscillator produces an RF pulse of t 400 W power. Frequency modulation (chirping) is observed during the TWC pulse by an heterodyne technique. This effect is related to the electron energy variation during the pulse.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)115-118
Number of pages4
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume341
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 1994

Funding

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Belfer Center for Energy Research
Israeli Ministry of Energy

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