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Title: High-power beam-based coherently enhanced THz radiation source

Journal Article · · Phys.Rev.ST Accel.Beams 11:080701,2008

We propose a compact Smith-Purcell radiation device that can potentially generate high average power THz radiation with high conversion efficiency. The source is based on a train of short electron bunches from an rf photoemission gun at an energy of a few MeV. Particle tracking simulation and analysis show that, with a beam current of 1 mA, it is feasible to generate hundreds of watts of narrow-band THz radiation at a repetition rate of 1 MHz.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
940112
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB-08-387-APC; TRN: US0807021
Journal Information:
Phys.Rev.ST Accel.Beams 11:080701,2008, Vol. 11, Issue 8; ISSN 1098-4402
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English