Experimental considerations concerning the velocity measurement of the relativistic electron beam in a gyrotron by means of Thomson scattering.

Presents a study which analyzed the feasibility of Thomson scattering to determine the beam velocity in a gyrotron. Measurement of the electron beam velocity; Illustration of the conditions for an arbitrary scattering geometry; Discussion on the different scattering arrangements used; Review of a study on the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation scattered by a strongly relativistic electron beam; Description of spectra for the case of right-angle scattering.