Abstract
We propose a radiation source based on a magnetic mirror cavity. Relativistic electrons are simulated entering the cavity and their trajectories and resulting emission spectra are calculated. The uniformity of the particle orbits is found to result in a frequency comb in terahertz range, the precise energies of which are tunable by varying the electron's gamma-factor. For very high energy particles, radiation friction causes the spectral harmonics to broaden and we suggest this as a possible way to verify competing classical equations of motion.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 103102 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Physics of Plasmas |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2014 |
Keywords
- QUANTUM CASCADE LASERS
- CLASSICAL-THEORY
- ELECTRONS
- LORENTZ
- FIELD