Gigawatt Microwave Emission from an Intense Relativistic Electron Beam.

Abstract

Microwave generation experiments were carried out on a multimegavolt electron accelerator (3.3 MV, 80 kA). X-band microwave power as high as about 1 GW was measured. Results are compared with a non-linear theory of unstable resonant interaction between a TE waveguide mode of the electron drift tube and an electron cyclotron wave on the beam.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA000816

Entities

People

  • J. A. Nation
  • M. Herndon
  • Victor L. Granatstein

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cyclotron Waves
  • Cyclotrons
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Electron Accelerators
  • Electron Beams
  • Electrons
  • Emission
  • Microwaves
  • Radiation
  • Waveguides
  • X Band

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics