Theory and simulations of a gyrotron backward wave oscillator using a helical interaction waveguide

Cross, A.W. and Phelps, A.D.R. and Ronald, K. and He, W. and Whyte, C. and Robertson, C.W. and Young, A.R. (2006) Theory and simulations of a gyrotron backward wave oscillator using a helical interaction waveguide. Applied Physics Letters, 89 (9). 091504. ISSN 0003-6951 (https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2345607)

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Abstract

A gyrotron backward wave oscillator (gyro-BWO) with a helically corrugated interaction waveguide demonstrated its potential as a powerful microwave source with high efficiency and a wide frequency tuning range. This letter presents the theory describing the dispersion properties of such a waveguide and the linear beam-wave interaction. Numerical simulation results using the PIC code MAGIC were found to be in excellent agreement with the output measured from a gyro-BWO experiment.

ORCID iDs

Cross, A.W. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7672-1283, Phelps, A.D.R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1100-1012, Ronald, K. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8585-0746, He, W. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7018-0527, Whyte, C. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5431-2443, Robertson, C.W. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3552-466X and Young, A.R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3494-1242;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:10168
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    2006
    Published
    1 September 2006
    Published Online
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Strathprints Administrator
    Date deposited:10 Nov 2011 16:42
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 08:58
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/10168
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