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Personal Statement
I received the Ph.D. degree in physics from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK in 2012.
As a researcher, I have experience working on a variety of research projects including gyrotron travelling wave amplifiers, plasma filled microwave sources, microwave pulse compression and free electron lasers. I have led the development of gyro-TWAs in terms of design, computational simulation techniques and laboratory experimentation. I have carried out world-leading experiments of high power broadband mm-wave/THz amplifiers that have great potential in EPR/DNP and mm-wave wireless and satellite communications. I have successfully demonstrated a world-record 88-104GHz continuously tuneable, high power (10kW) Gyro-BWO experiment (2012), and a gyro-amplifier achieving 3.4kW with a 3dB instantaneous frequency bandwidth of at least 5.5GHz at W-band (2017).
Research Interests
Broadband, high power, mm-wave/terahertz gyrotron travelling wave amplifiers for next-generation magnetic resonance spectroscopy, telecommunications, security imaging and radar; Gyrotron backward wave oscillator; Conventional travelling wave amplifiers; Electron beam generation; Beam-wave interaction, Low-pressure gas discharge; Plasma filled high power microwave sources; Free electron lasers and pulsed power technologies.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Drilling and Integrated GigaHertz-Generated Energy Resource DIGGER
Ronald, K. (Principal Investigator), MacGregor, S. (Co-investigator), Timoshkin, I. (Co-investigator), Whyte, C. (Co-investigator), Wilson, M. (Co-investigator), Speirs, D. (Research Co-investigator) & Zhang, L. (Research Co-investigator)
14/06/24 → 13/12/25
Project: Research
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Laboratory demonstration of wireless data communication using pulsed 94GHz gyro-TWA
Donaldson, C. (Researcher), He, W. (Principal Investigator) & Zhang, L. (Researcher)
Project: Research
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MuCol Milestone Report No. 5: Preliminary Parameters
Accettura, C., Adrian, S., Agarwal, R., Ahdida, C., Aimé, C., Aksoy, A., Alberghi, G. L., Alden, S., Alfonso, L., Amapane, N., Amorim, D., Andreetto, P., Anulli, F., Appleby, R., Apresyan, A., Asadi, P., Mahmoud, M. A., Auchmann, B., Back, J. & Badea, A. & 369 others, , 28 Oct 2024, Switzerland: Zenodo, p. 1-79, 79 p.Research output: Working paper › Working Paper/Preprint
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Sub-THz and THz Cherenkov radiation source with two-dimensional periodic surface lattice and multistage depressed collector
MacLachlan, A. J., Zhang, L., Konoplev, I. V., Phelps, A. D. R., Robertson, C. W., MacInnes, P., Whyte, C. G., Ronald, K., Cross, A. W. & Henderson, M. A., 13 Oct 2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 1, 12 p., 23906.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Data for: "Dispersion Curve of the Helically Corrugated Waveguide Based on Helicoidal Coordinate Transform"
Zhang, L. (Creator) & Cross, A. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 4 Oct 2023
DOI: 10.15129/fe4f7b47-de42-45bc-81c3-575749d44dc2
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Data for: "Magnetron Injection Gun for high-power gyroklystron"
Zhang, L. (Creator), Cross, A. (Owner) & Nix, L. (Contributor), University of Strathclyde, 1 Jun 2021
DOI: 10.15129/48f5ca92-c244-4426-95d8-24a22fb60e08
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Prizes
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20th International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC 2019) Best Poster Award
Zhang, L. (Recipient), 1 May 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Activities
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Optimization and measurement of an orthomode input coupling system for W-band gyro-amplifiers
Donaldson, C. (Keynote speaker), Zhang, L. (Contributor), McNeil, R. (Contributor), Robertson, C. (Contributor) & Whyte, C. (Contributor)
24 Apr 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Helically corrugated interaction regions for W-band gyrotron-Traveling Wave Amplifiers
Donaldson, C. (Speaker), Zhang, L. (Contributor), Robertson, C. (Contributor), MacInnes, P. (Contributor) & Whyte, C. (Contributor)
20 Sept 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation