MULTI-WAVE CERENKOV GENERATOR STUDY

WE PROPOSE TO INVESTIGATE MULTIWAVE CERENKOV MICROWAVE GENERATORS IN A COMPREHENSIVE PHASE I STUDY USING A TEAM MADE UP OF NORTH STAR RESEARCH CORPORATION AND DARTMOUTH COLLEGE. WE WILL PERFORM ANALYTIC AND NUMERICAL STUDIES OF MULTIWAVE STRUCTURES WITH EMPHASIS ON UNDERSTANDING THE RANGE OF OPTIMUM INTERACTION AND THE EFFECT OF THE BUNCHING REGIONS USED IN THESE STRUCTURES. THE BUNCHING LENGTH WILL BE STUDIED USING AN EXPERIMENT ON EXISTING HARDWARE AT DARTMOUTH IN ORDER TO VALIDATE THE THEORY. PHASE II EXPERIMENT DESIGN WILL BE BASED ON PERFORMANCE OF AN EXPERIMENT USING A 750 KV, 8 KA DRIVER WITH A 0.5 MICROSECOND PULSE LENGTH AND AN ANNULAR BEAM SUBJECT TO ANY REVELATIONS IN THE PHASE I PROGRAM.