Experimental demonstration of high efficiency electron cyclotron autoresonance acceleration

Journal Article · Mon Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1996 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.2718· OSTI ID:284490

LaPointe, M A; Yoder, R B; Wang, C; Ganguly, A K; Hirshfield, J L ^[1]

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1. Omega-P, Inc., 202008 Yale Station, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 (United States)

First experimental results are reported on the operation of a multimegawatt 2.856 GHz cyclotron autoresonance accelerator (CARA). A 90{endash}100 kV, 2{endash}3 MW linear electron beam has had up to6.6 MW added to it in CARA, with an rf-to-beam power efficiency of up to 96{percent}. This efficiency level is larger than that reported for any fast-wave interaction between radiation and electrons, and also larger than that in normal conducting rf linear accelerators. The results obtained are in good agreement with theoretical predictions. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}

• OSTI ID: 284490
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 15 Vol. 76; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

66 PHYSICS
ACCELERATION
ELECTRON BEAMS
ELECTRON CYCLOTRON-RESONANCE
ELECTRONS
INTERACTIONS
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
RADIATIONS
WAVEGUIDES