Axisymmetric quasi-optical gyrotron oscillator

An axisymmetric quasi-optical gyrotron (ASQUOTRON) is considered to realize a 10 MW, 150 GHz, CW oscillator required for an electron cyclotron resonance heating of a fusion plasma. The gyrotron has an axisymmetric mirror to be used as its optical cavity. It is shown that the axisymmetric mirror of relatively small radius (20 cm) can be used in producing the 10 MW continuous wave with a tolerable mirror heat load (0.5 kW/cm²). Considerations are also made on wave transmissions through the mirror and to a target.     

Self interstitial trapping at Hf impurities in Niobium

After electron irradiation at 15 K of Niobium doped with¹⁸¹Hf the trapping of defects at the Hf impurities was observed by means of the perturbed angular correlation method. The results are interpreted as the formation of Hf-Nb mixed dumbbells which are formed at 5 K and are stable up to 80 K.     

A new method for complex spectral measurement in millimeter and submillimeter wave range

New method for measuring complex transmission or reflection coefficients has been proposed and demonstrated using a simple setup. High measurement quality was achieved: phase sensitivity 0.005 rad., amplitude reproduceability 1%, dynamic range to 10⁷ ÷ 10⁸ (previously 10⁴), phase shift range to be measured 10⁵. It is effective for BWT-Spectroscopy due to the absence of any mechanical adjustments during electronic frequency scan.     

Self-consistent large-signal calculation on the gyrotron-TWA

By means of a ballistic method a self-consistent large-signal calculation on the gyrotron traveling wave amplifier (gyrotron-TWA) with uniform waveguide and magnetic field has been accomplished. The theory is valid for arbitrary harmonics of the cyclotron frequency and arbitrary TEmn modes.Computer simulation shows that under defined conditions a beam efficiency 50 %, an output power 300 kW and a gain28 dB at a central frequency of 35 GHz with a 3 dB bandwidth of 2,7 % could be obtained. This method will be effective for the theoretical analysis and the parameter-optimization on the gyrotron-TWA.     

Characteristics of a far-infrared molecular laser optically pumped by a high-power CO2 laser

A molecular far-infrared (FIR) laser optically pumped by a high-power CO₂ laser, which is a powerful source for testing detectors and mixers and for FIR spectroscopy, is constructed and the performance is examined through experiments. At frequencies between 580GHz and 4.25THz, FIR output power is more than 2030m W by pumping power of 3581W. Amplitude stability of ±3% is obtained at 100m W output at 2.52THz for over 30 minutes when the FIR tube is cooled at 5°C by a chiller.As an application to testing mixers, FIR laser lines up to 4.25 THz are detected by Schottky barrier diodes (SBD). Further, using a SBD, performance of absolute frequency stability at 693GHz of HCOOH oscillation is measured by harmonic mixing with a 115.5GHz millimeter wave from a phase-locked Gunn oscillator. The resultant center-frequency stability is 100kHz per 10 minutes.     

Gyrotron based on a superconducting magnet

The replacement of conventional pulsed magnetic field coils previously used to generate the intra-cavity B-field with an 11T superconducting magnet is reported. The resulting more stable mm-wave output pulse is shown and the refurbishment requirements of both the field emission, field-immersed, cold cathode and Marx bank spark gaps demonstrated. This system proved to be tunable, oscillating from 20GHz up to 110GHz, with peak power levels of 450kW and 300kW respectively. Other operating parameters were also examined including mm-wave pulse length as a function of anode-cathode position. The pulse length increased from 87±6ns to 310±10ns with a 2.5 cm horizontal transit of the cathode away from the anode. A similar effect was witnessed with the increase of the intra-cavity B-field from 1.00T to 5.00T resulting in the mm-wave pulse duration increasing from 250±40ns. Second harmonic operation of the cavity resulted in 0.5kW of radiation observed at 96GHz. The pulse-to-pulse mm-wave stability coupled with the mode selectivity of the ohmic-Q-dominated cavity resulted in the identification of several oscillating modes including the TE₁₂, cut-off frequency 21.1 GHz, the TE₀₂, cut-off frequency 29.1 GHz, the TE₃₅ at 74 GHz and the TE_14,2, at 88GHz.     

Unstable neutrinos can do it!

We present a cosmological scenario with unstable neutrinos which decay into a light neutrino and a relativistic boson. Theoretical and observational constraints severely narrow the values of mass and of lifetime of neutrinos. However, within this range, we can construct models with (i) = 1, (ii) age of the universe 13 billion years (b.y.) and (iii)h ₀ –0.5. The dynamical modeling shows that (a) the initial condensates of primordial _L are disrupted by the decay, lowering their masses to acceptable values ~10¹² M, (b) the relativistic boson contributes nearly 0.25 to, and (c) there emerge two prominent scales in dark matter distribution, one with a mass ~10¹² M distributed over 200 kpc around galaxies and another component with density 10^–27 g cm^–3 distributed over 1 Mpc. The model agrees with observations at all scales.This essay received an honorable mention from the Gravity Research Foundation for 1986-Ed.     

Te-waves guided by arbitrary nonlinear dielectrics bounded by linear media

Considerable interest is currently being devoted to nonlinear propagation in dielectric slab waveguides for integrated optics and millimetric applications. Much of the current work is based on Kerr-like ( E ²) nonlinear media and numerically discussed. We present a exact solution of TE-waves for arbitrary nonlinear dielectric ( |E| ). We applicate this solution to the planar nonlinear optic waveguides and the dispersion relations are given. The results show that the propagation constants are a function of the field magnitude.Supported by deutscher akademischer austauschdienst (DAAD)He is now with Dept. Electrical Engineering, Duisburg University, 4100 Duisburg, Germany     

The Split of the Dirac Hamiltonian into Precisely Predictable Energy Components

We are dealing with the Dirac Hamiltonian H = H₀ + V with no magnetic field and radially symmetric electrostatic potential V = V(r), preferably the Coulomb potential. While the observable H is precisely predictable, its components H₀ (relativistic mass) and V (potential energy) are not. However they both possess precisely predictable approximations H₀ and V which approximate accurately if the particle is not near its nucleus. On the other hand, near 0, H₀ and V are practically unpredictable, perhaps in agreement with the fact, that a neutrino also should be in the game. [We have not yet studied the corresponding observables for the ( 12-dimensional) problem of electro-weak interaction.] Mathematically we are focusing on the spectral theory of the unbounded self-adjoint operators H₀ and V . We can prove that V is unitarily equivalent to V(r) again, by a unitary map given as Wiener-Hopf-type singular integral operator in the standard separation of variables for radially symmetric Dirac Hamiltonians. [This is, as far as the continuous spectrum is concerned.] Very similar unitary equivalence holds for H ₀ and H ₀. We are tempted to regard this as a form of renormalization.     

Neutralizing a high-aperture metal-ion beam

It is found that secondary electrons ejected by the ions from the collector are responsible for neutralizing 300 sec pulses of wide-aperture ion beams (about 100–300 cm²) formed by various metals and having current densities ji of about 10^–2 A/cm² and energy _i 100 keV. A negative potential _ee=–500 V applied to the extracting electrode relative to the grounded collector improves substantially not only the beam neutralization in the transport section but also the ion generation efficiency in the accelerating gap.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 4, pp. 53–56, April, 1990.     

Evolution of the temperature field on an absorber irradiated by an intense ion beam

Using the small parameter method, a numerical solution is found for the nonlinear thermal conductivity equation describing evolution of the temperature field in an absorber after completion of a radiation pulse. High speed (10⁶ K/sec) heating of the surface layers over 1·10^–5 sec is observed. Absorber cooling parameters are obtained as a function of time and distance from the irradiated surface.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 5, pp. 89–93, May, 1986.     

On ruelle's ξ-function for exponentially decreasing potentials

We show that Ruelle's generalised -function for a classical one-dimensional lattice spin system with two-body interaction (i) exp(-i )a(i) with >1 extends to a meromorphic function in the whole complex plane.     

Vibrational study of the initial stages of the oxidation of Si(111) and Si(100) surfaces

Using high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) the vibrations of Si(111) and Si(100) surfaces in the early stages of oxidation have been investigated. Three different stages of oxidation, the last being the formation of a thin layer of vitreous SiO₂ are identified when the surfaces are held at a temperature of 700K during the exposure with molecular oxygen. We show that also the first two stages involve atomic oxygen in bridging positions between silicon atoms. Small exposures at low temperatures (100 K) produce vibrational features of a different, possibly molecular, species. For higher exposures at the same temperature the spectrum again develops the characteristics of atomic oxygen and the molecular species eventually disappears. Exposure at room temperature leads to a mixture of atomic and molecular oxygen for smaller exposures and to purely atomic oxygen for exposures greater than 10² L. At room temperature even exposures as high as 10¹¹ L do not produce the spectrum of vitreous SiO₂. The same is found for the natural, room temperature grown, oxide layer on silicon wafers which we have studied by introducing the sample into the spectrometer through an air-lock. Annealing of the wafer to 700 K produced the characteristic spectrum of vitreous SiO₂. The results are discussed in comparison with previous work.     

Temperature dependence of the spinS=1/2 fluctuation rate and the low-spin versus high-spin transition in native chloroperoxidase

We analyzed two preparations of native, low-spin ferric chloroperoxides as a function of temperature with the following results. (i) The spin lattice transition rateW(T) is relative slow, following a power lawW=0.035 (T/K)^4.98 (rad/s) for one of the samples. (ii) The quadrupole splitting is strongly temperature dependent, dropping from ¦E _Q¦ 2.94 mm/s at 100 K to 2 mm/s at 250 K. (iii) Starting at 190 K, the low-spin heme iron in frozen adqueous solution converts reversibly to a high-spin form, reaching 40% high-spin at 250 K. The two forms appear to be in thermal equilibrium, (iv) Optical data indicate that in a 70% glycerol glass, the conversion starts at lower temperature and reaches 50% highspin at 190 K.Supported in part by GM 49513 and GM 16406.     

Generation of Submillimeter-Wave Radiation with GaAs Tunnett Diodes and InP Gunn Devices in a Second or Higher Harmonic Mode

Efficient second-harmonic power extraction was demonstrated recently with GaAs tunnel injection transit-time (TUNNETT) diodes up to 235 GHz and with InP Gunn devices up to 325 GHz. This paper discusses the latest theoretical and experimental results from second-harmonic power extraction at submillimeter-wave frequencies and explores the potential of using power extraction at higher harmonic frequencies to generate continuous-wave radiation with significant power levels at frequencies above 325 GHz. Initial experimental results include output power levels of more than 50 W at 356 GHz from a GaAs TUNNETT diode in a third-harmonic mode and at least 0.2–5 W in the frequency range 400–560 GHz from InP Gunn devices in a third or higher harmonic mode. The spectral output of these submillimeter-wave sources was analyzed with a simple Fourier-transform terahertz spectrometer and, up to 426 GHz, with a spectrum analyzer and appropriate harmonic mixers. Initial experimental results from a GaAs/AlAs superlattice electronic device at D-band (110–170 GHz) and J-band (170–325 GHz) frequencies are also included.     

Electronic Structure of Nanostructured Nickel Oxide Using Ni 2p XPS Analysis

We examine the electronic structure of nanostructured nickel oxide with an average particle size of 4–5nm using Ni 2p X-ray photoelectron spectrum. The most striking features of the spectrum are the Ni 2p main line broadening and an increase in the relative intensity of the 1.5eV satellite. We explain the observations as due to an enhancement in the non-local screening process on the basis of Ni₇O₃₆ cluster model by taking into account the large surface area to volume ratio and high Ni²⁺ vacancy concentration in nanostructured nickel oxide. The important contribution of an enhanced Ni 3d–O 2p hybridization and the origin of shake-up peaks above the 7eV satellite is also discussed. The study underlines the importance of factors such as the actual local environment of the core hole site, defect density and distribution, possible structural transitions, etc. in determining the Ni 2p core level X-ray photoelectron spectrum of nanostructured nickel oxide and shows that the actual synthesis routes and the thermal history greatly influence the electronic structure of nanostructured nickel oxide.     

Quasioptical superconducting hot electron bolometer for submillmeter waves

We report on a superconducting hot electron bolometer coupled to radiation via a broadband antenna. The bolometer, a structured NbN film, was patterned on a thin dielectric membrane between terminals of a gold slotline antenna. We investigated the response to submillimeter radiation (wave-lengths 0.1 mm to 0.7 mm) in the fundamental Gaussian mode. We found that the directivity of the antenna was constant within a factor of 2.5 through the whole experimental range. The noise equivalent power of the bolometer at 119 µm was 3 · 10^–13 W/Hz^1/2; a time constant of 160 ps was estimated.     

Study of the subsurface photorefractive effect in lithium niobate

A new phenomenon of a strong irreversible variation of the refractive index (n–0.2) in a skin layer (thickness 300 Å) has been discovered. The effect arises under the strong absorption of high-power uv radiation (249 nm, 5 ns, 20 MW/cm²). The characteristics of the subsurface photorefractive effect (SPRE) were identified by using the data on measurements of the reflection coefficient of a crystal and of the diffraction efficiency of a recorded phase grating.