The Instability Boundary and Growth Rate Contours of the Gyrotron Amplifier with Spreads in Energy and Momenta.
Abstract
The combined effects of the spreads in energy and axial momentum of annular beam electrons in a gyrotron amplifier are spectrally investigated. A conveniently normalized dispersion relation is found for TE modes, and analyzed to obtain the instability boundary and growth rate contours. The spread effects prove to reduce the growth rate near the beam-waveguide synchronous mode, and enhance it for the mode out of synchronization. In particular the growth rate at the synchronous mode tends to peak when the electron distribution is thermally isotropic. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 14, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA077450
Entities
People
- Joon Y. Choe
- Saeyoung Ahn
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory