Gyrotron Travelling Wave Amplifier for high field Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, high frequency Dynamic Nuclear Polarisation, high resolution radar
Lead Research Organisation:
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Department Name: RAL Space
Abstract
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Publications
Donaldson C
(2018)
CNC Machined Helically Corrugated Interaction Region for a THz Gyrotron Traveling Wave Amplifier
in IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology
| Description | How to machine tapered, elliptical and spiral travelling wave structures for millimetre wave frequencies with µm accuracy |
| Exploitation Route | TWTs can be applied as amplifiers, eg for DNP and radars |
| Sectors | Aerospace, Defence and Marine,Electronics |
| Description | We have been able to create Schottky diode based frequency multipliers with excellent power conversion efficiency and high output powers. These will be useful generally as local oscillator sources for sub-millimetre wave heterodyne detection. In particular, success with a frequency doubler to 200 GHz was important in winning a UKSA grant to develop the GRaCE pulsed Doppler cloud radar, currently nearing completion. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2018 |
| Sector | Aerospace, Defence and Marine |
| Impact Types | Societal,Economic |