Numerical and experimental studies of coherent Smith-Purcell radiation

Thesis

This thesis investigates the properties of coherent Smith-Purcell radiation (cSPr) at femtosecond-scale in the case of electrons bunches in the ultrarelativistic regimes. Of particular interest is the use of cSPR as a diagnostic tool to determine the longitudinal time profiles of such bunches, the study of azimuthal distribution of the radiated energy, and a contribution to the understanding of polarization properties. The study consists in a first theoretical part carried mostly in t...

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Authors: Bakkali Taheri, F

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: Particle Physics; Particle Accelerators; Linear Accelerators
• Subjects: Particle Physics; Particle Accelerators