Effect of plasma on efficiency enhancement in a high power relativistic backward wave oscillator

Journal Article · Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1993 · IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/27.256780· OSTI ID:142404

Sawhney, R; Maheshwari, K P; Choyal, Y ^[1]

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1. Devi Ahilya Univ., Indore (India). School of Physics

A linear theory of the excitation of electromagnetic waves in a plasma filled backward wave oscillator driven by an intense relativistic electron beam is presented. It is found that the spatial growth rate of backward wave instability exhibits a resonant increase for a particular value of fill plasma density. The authors compare the results to the experimental by Minami et al. on a high power backward wave oscillator.

• OSTI ID: 142404
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 21, Issue 6; Other Information: PBD: Dec 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES
BACKWARD WAVE TUBES
PERFORMANCE
THEORETICAL DATA
ANALYTICAL SOLUTION
NUMERICAL SOLUTION
DISPERSION RELATIONS
WAVEGUIDES