Linear theory of electron cyclotron instability of electromagnetic waves in a magnetoactive plasma waveguide

Journal Article · Wed Aug 15 04:00:00 EDT 2007 · Plasma Physics Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063780X07080041· OSTI ID:21100151

Zaginaylov, G I ^[1]; Shcherbinin, V I ^[2]; Schuenemann, K ^[3]

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1. National Science Center Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology, Renewable Energy Sources and Resource-Saving Technologies Research and Production Association (Ukraine)
2. Karazin National University (Ukraine)
3. Technische Universitaet Hamburg-Harburg (Germany)

The linear stage of electron cyclotron instability of quasi-TE modes in a waveguide filled with a magnetoactive plasma is studied using a kinetic approach. The dispersion relation of the instability is derived analytically. It is shown that the presence of the plasma can reduce both the linear instability growth rate and the instability region; in this case, the maximum of the growth rate is displaced toward lower frequencies. The results obtained are compared with the available experimental observations. They can be useful for optimizing the operating regimes of high-power continuous-wave gyrotrons.

• OSTI ID: 21100151
• Journal Information: Plasma Physics Reports, Journal Name: Plasma Physics Reports Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 33; ISSN PPHREM; ISSN 1063-780X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
CYCLOTRON INSTABILITY
DISPERSION RELATIONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRONS
INSTABILITY GROWTH RATES
MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS
OPTIMIZATION
PLASMA
WAVEGUIDES