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Experimental investigation of coherent Smith-Purcell radiation from a "flat" grating

Accelerator Physics 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

Using the pre-bunched electron beam of 5-MeV linear accelerator the coherent Smith-Purcell radiation (CSPR) from a flat periodic target (made of conductive layers separated by dielectric gaps) in millimeter wavelength region has been investigated. The angular distribution of this radiation was measured with a narrow-band detector and experimental data agree with our theoretical calculations for similar kind of targets. Such properties of Smith-Purcell radiation as strong dependence of radiation wavelength on the observation angle overlapping with coherent radiation effect may be used for a noninvasive bunch length measurement. The possibility of using the room temperature detectors for single bunch measurements is demonstrated.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0311133,
  title  = {Experimental investigation of coherent Smith-Purcell radiation from a "flat" grating},
  author = {A. Aryshev and B. Kalinin and G. Naumenko and A. Potylitsyn and R. Bardai and B. Ishkhanov and V. Shvedunov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0311133},
  year   = {2007}
}