Time dependent upward frequency shifts in the Orbitron MASER |
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| Authors: | MARK RADER FRED DYER IGOR ALEXEFF |
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| Affiliation: | Electrical Engineering Department , University of Tennessee , Knoxville, TN, 37996-2100, USA |
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| Abstract: | In our experiments with the pulsed Oribtron MASER, we have noted that there is an upward chirp in frequency even though the anode voltage is decreasing. We have found theoretically that this is a natural consequence of the negative-mass instability and the chirp rate can be predicted from this theory. Experimental data we have obtained is also in good agreement with these predictions. |
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