The ability of reverberation chambers to generate high-intensity field levels from relatively low-power input signals is reexamined for the case of time-reversed signals, proving that they lead to a higher efficiency. Moreover, the strong statistical spread typical of time-harmonic excitations can be dramatically reduced, thus improving the reliability of radiative tests, while limiting the need for a large number of independent realizations. The two excitation schemes are compared when forcing their respective input signals to display the same peak instantaneous power. Experimental results are provided, supporting the conclusions of our theoretical analysis.
Résumé. Sur l'installation ELSA du CEA-DAM, des électrons sont accélérés jusqu'à 19 MeV pour produire du rayonnement X par Bremstrahlung. Une nouvelle source est en développement pour produire des impulsions X picosecondes accordables dans le domaine spectral 10-100 keV, basée sur la diffusion Compton. Pour optimiser le nombre de photons X produits et atteindre le haut de l'intervalle spectral proposé, ELSA vient de débuter une évolution pour produire des électrons d'énergie cinétique plus élevée, proche de 40 MeV.
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