Characteristics of Orotron Oscillation and Amplification. 2. Linear Bunching Theory.

Abstract

A linear theory of bunching in the orotron is derived in which the electron beam evolves in time via the Boltzmann equation. The theory is used to derive the power radiated by an electron beam subjected to a general longitudinal electric field. It is then specialized to the case of the orotron, in which the electric field is quasi-periodic. The starting current, I sub s, and the electronic tuning transconductance, df/dV, are calculated from the theory. These results are evaluated for the planned Harry Diamond Laboratories orotron experiment at 75 gigahertz and are found to be I sub s = 34.5 milliamperes and df/dV = 0.31 megahertz/Volt.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA084714

Entities

People

  • Clyde A. Morrison
  • Donald E. Wortman
  • Richard P. Leavitt

Organizations

  • Harry Diamond Laboratories

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Value Problems
  • Distribution Functions
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Tubes
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Equivalent Circuits
  • Free Electrons
  • Frequency
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Microwave Tubes
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Plane Waves
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene