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Extrapolation of the FOM 1MW free electron maser to a multi-megawatt millimeter microwave source

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OSTI ID:459988
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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
  2. FOM-Instituut voor Plasmafysica, Rijnhuizen (Netherlands)
  3. Soliton-NTT Research Centre, Moscow (Russian Federation)
A Free Electron Maser is now under test at the FOM Institute (Rijnhuizen) Netherlands with the goal of producing 1 MW long pulse to CW microwave output in the range 130 GHz to 250 GHz with wall plug efficiencies of 60%. An extrapolated version of this device is proposed, which would produce microwave power levels of up to 5 MW CW. This would allow for practical applications in such diverse areas as space power beaming, heating of fusion plasmas and hearing of high Mach number wind tunnels.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
459988
Report Number(s):
UCRL-JC--125861; CONF-9608133--16; ON: DE97051358
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English