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Title: Operation of a quasi-optical gyrotron with a Gaussian output coupler

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.871499· OSTI ID:434687
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  1. Centre de Recherches en Physique des Plasmas, Association Euratom--Confederation Suisse, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, 21, Avenue des Bains, CH-1007 Lausanne (Switzerland)

The operation of a 92 GHz quasi-optical gyrotron having a resonator formed by a spherical mirror and a diffraction grating placed in {minus}1 order Littrow mount is presented. A power of 150 kW with a Gaussian output pattern was measured. The Gaussian content in the output was 98{percent} with less than 1{percent} of depolarization. By optimizing the magnetic field at fixed frequency, a maximum efficiency of 15{percent} was reached.

OSTI ID:
434687
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 3, Issue 9; Other Information: PBD: Sep 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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