LIGHT BY AN ELECTRON BEAM.

Abstract

Output radiance from a Salisbury Effect Device was measured from 0.62 micron to 2.4 microns. The 'Salisbury Effect' refers to a method of electromagnetic energy generation by the passage of an electron beam over a metallic diffraction grating. Measured output radiance values were on the order of two microwatts/sq cm-steradian, and measured bandwidths ranged from 0.03 to 0.19 micron, although there is evidence that much narrower bandwidths could be obtained with minor modifications. Harmonic as well as fundamental measurements are given, and the various related theories are discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0486648

Entities

People

  • J. Dwayne Attaway
  • William E. Flynt

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bandwidth
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Diffraction
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electron Beams
  • Electrons
  • Energy Production
  • Gratings (Spectra)
  • Measurement
  • Radiance
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers
  • Microelectronics