Pulsed Orotron - A new microwave source for submillimeter pulse high-field electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy
- Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, 630090 Novosibirsk (Russian Federation)
A vacuum-tube device for the generation of pulsed microwave radiation in the submillimeter range (up to 380 GHz) is presented, designed for use as a source in a 360 GHz high-field/high-frequency electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrometer - the pulsed Orotron. Analogous to the known continuous wave (cw) version, in the pulsed Orotron microwave radiation is generated by the interaction of a nonrelativistic electron beam with a diffraction grating (stimulated Smith-Purcell radiation) in feedback with an open Fabry-Perot resonator construction. The presented design extends the cw Orotron by a gate electrode and a high-voltage pulsing unit to control the electron beam current. The generated pulses at 360 GHz have pulse lengths from 100 ns-10 {mu}s and a pulse power of (22{+-}5) mW. The output in a broader frequency band between 320 and 380 GHz ranges from 20 up to 60 mW. Within a 10 {mu}s time slot, incoherent pulse trains of arbitrary duration can be generated. The pulsed Orotron has been incorporated in the quasioptical microwave bridge of a heterodyne induction mode EPR spectrometer. The first free induction decay measurements at a microwave frequency of 360 GHz and a magnetic field of 12.8 T on a polycrystalline perylenyl-ion sample are presented and future applications and extensions of Orotron-EPR spectroscopy are discussed.
- OSTI ID:
- 20643968
- Journal Information:
- Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 75, Issue 9; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.1778071; (c) 2004 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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DIFFRACTION GRATINGS
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ELECTRON BEAMS
ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY
ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE
EPR SPECTROMETERS
FREE ELECTRON LASERS
GHZ RANGE 100-1000
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MICROWAVE RADIATION
POLYCRYSTALS
PULSES
RESONATORS
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY