Abstract
The innovation of adding a beam prebunching section at the input to the cavity of a millimeter-wave gyrotron oscillator has yielded outstanding improvements in mode control and device efficiency. These results constitute a technological breakthrough which greatly improves prospects of developing gyrotrons with megawatt average power ratings as will be required for bulk heating of plasma in controlled thermonuclear reactors.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 112-116 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 1983 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy