Development of High-Power, Millimeter-Wave, Cyclotron Masers at NRL and Its Relevance to CTR.
Abstract
The purpose of this memorandum is to make the CTR community aware of the relevance of ongoing research and development of a new class of high-power, millimeter-wave generators at NRL. The generators have been called electron cyclotron masers in the U.S. and gyrotrons in the Soviet Union. In the near future (approximately 1 year), cyclotron masers could be available that have immediate applicability in tokamak research for such purposes as the following: local heating experiments; preionization; test wave launching; and measurement of trapped-electron collision frequency. On a longer timescale, advanced cyclotron masers could be developed which would be useful in bulk plasma heating, and in the measurement of tokamak ion temperature. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA046793
Entities
People
- Victor L. Granatstein
- Wallace M. Manheimer
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory