ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE-CHARGE INTERACTION IN CROSSED FIELDS.
Abstract
The purpose of the work is to investigate the interaction of electromagnetic waves and charge carriers in vacuum and solids. The construction of a crossed-field amplifier which incorporates the results of our noise studies has been completed. A flattened-helix circuit suspended on sapphire rods is used with a beam originating from a Kino short gun. Noise-figure measurements are in progress. Work on the crossed-field gun design method developed by Rao has been carried on to obtain designs for magnetically shielded guns. A design in which unavoidable beam crossovers are systematically reduced by periodic electrostatic focusing has been completed. An experimental evaluation of the crossed-field acoustic-wave amplifier has been conducted. A theoretical study of the electronic interaction with the acoustic wave under conditions not covered by collision-dominated dynamics has been performed and is to be published. Comprehensive measurements of amplification and lattice loss for the InSb acoustic shear wave amplifier have been performed. The work on the bulk acoustic wave InSb device has been terminated. A new project has been commenced with the aim of investigating the amplification of surface elastic waves in InSb. Theoretical work to establish the optimum crystallographic orientation and geometrical configuration for surface wave amplification is in progress. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0705393
Entities
People
- C. W. Turner
- K. A. Fox
- K. Weller
- S. Swierkowski
- T. Van Duzer
Organizations
- University of California, Berkeley