Gyroharmonic converter as a multi-megawatt RF driver for NLC: Beam source considerations
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A multi-megawatt 14.28 GHz gyroharmonic converter under construction at Yale University depends critically on the parameters of an electron beam prepared using a cyclotron autoresonance accelerator (CARA). This paper extends prior analysis of CARA to find an approximate constant-of-the-motion, and to give limits to the beam energy from CARA that can be utilized in a harmonic converter. It is also shown that particles are strongly phase trapped during acceleration in CARA, and thus are insensitive to deviations from exact autoresonance. This fact greatly simplifies construction of the up-tapered guide magnetic field in the device, and augurs well for production of high-quality multi-megawatt beams using CARA. {copyright} 1995 {ital American Institute of Physics}.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 253420
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940681-; ISSN 0094-243X; TRN: 96:015408
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 335, Issue 1; Conference: 6. advanced accelerator concepts workshop, Fontana, WI (United States), 13-18 Jun 1994; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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