Generation of powerful terahertz emission in a beam-driven strong plasma turbulence

The generation of terahertz electromagnetic radiation due to the coalescence of upper-hybrid waves in the long-wavelength region of strong plasma turbulence driven by a high-current relativistic electron beam in a magnetized plasma is investigated. The width of the frequency spectrum and the angular characteristics of this radiation for various values of plasma density and turbulence energy are calculated using the simple theoretical model adequately describing beam?plasma experiments at mirror traps. It is shown that the power density of electromagnetic emission at the second harmonic of plasma frequency in the terahertz range for these laboratory experiments can reach the level of 1?MW?cm?3 with 1% conversion efficiency of beam energy losses to electromagnetic emission.

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