| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/M52205/01 |
| Title: |
DEVELOPMENT & USE OF A POLARIZATION SYNCHROTRON |
| Principal Investigator: |
Singleton, Dr J |
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| Department: |
Oxford Physics |
| Organisation: |
University of Oxford |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 April 1999 |
Ends: |
30 September 2002 |
Value (£): |
329,911
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Condensed Matter Physics |
Instrumentation Eng. & Dev. |
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| Aerospace, Defence and Marine |
Chemicals |
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Electronics |
| Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology |
No relevance to Underpinning Sectors |
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We propose a polarization synchrotron (PS), a new source of electromagnetic radiation based on the emission from a rapidly moving polarization charge in a dielectric. The PS would act as a source of intense, broadband radiation, useful in many spectroscopic and industrial applications. However, in contrast to conventional synchrotrons, the PS would be compact (our prototypes will be 1 m in diameter), require no bending magnets, no vacuum chamber and no cryogens. The use of polarization charge, which is massless, also enables the device to be used to investigate superluminal sources; such sources are thought to be important in astronomical objects such as pulsars. A superluminal source of this type emits with an intensity which falls off as 1/distance, rather than the usual inverse square dependence; this suggests applications in communications and/or radar.The programme involves the design, construction, testing and use of two PSs, PS1 and PS2, as outlined in the objectives section.
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