Self-consistent non-stationary theory of the gyrotron

Journal Article · Mon Aug 15 04:00:00 EDT 2016 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4961962· OSTI ID:22599880

Dumbrajs, Olgierd ^[1]; Nusinovich, Gregory S. ^[2]

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1. Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, Kengaraga Street 8, LV-1063 Riga (Latvia)
2. Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-3511 (United States)

For a long time, the gyrotron theory was developed assuming that the transit time of electrons through the interaction space is much shorter than the cavity fill time. Correspondingly, it was assumed that during this transit time, the amplitude of microwave oscillations remains constant. A recent interest to such additional effects as the after-cavity interaction between electrons and the outgoing wave in the output waveguide had stimulated some studies of the beam-wave interaction processes over much longer distances than a regular part of the waveguide which serves as a cavity in gyrotrons. Correspondingly, it turned out that the gyrotron theory free from the assumption about constant amplitude of microwave oscillations during the electron transit time should be developed. The present paper contains some results obtained in the framework of such theory. The main attention is paid to modification of the boundary between the regions of oscillations with constant amplitude and automodulation in the plane of normalized parameters characterizing the external magnetic field and the beam current. It is shown that the theory free from the assumption about the frozen wave amplitude during the electron transit time predicts some widening of the region of automodulation.

• OSTI ID: 22599880
• Journal Information: Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 23; ISSN PHPAEN; ISSN 1070-664X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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BEAM CURRENTS
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DISTANCE
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INTERACTIONS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS
MICROWAVE RADIATION
MODIFICATIONS
OSCILLATIONS
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