Generation of Subterahertz Superradiance Pulses Based on Excitation of a Surface Wave by Relativistic Electron Bunches Moving in Oversized Corrugated Waveguides

Phys Rev Lett. 2016 Nov 11;117(20):204801. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.204801. Epub 2016 Nov 8.

Abstract

The first experiments on the observation of short pulsed superradiant (SR) emission with the excitation of a surface wave by a relativistic electron bunch moving in an oversized corrugated waveguide were performed. Subterahertz SR pulses with a central frequency of 0.14 THz, an ultrashort duration of 150 ps, and an extremely high peak power of 50-70 MW were generated. The experiments were based on a theoretical consideration including the quasioptical approach and direct particle-in-cell simulations.