Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Microwave Millimeter Radiation from Hollow, Rotating Electron Beams.

Abstract

Research on microwave generation from rotating electron beams in various conducting boundary systems has been pursued with the major emphasis being on the production of radiation from rotating electron beams in magnetron like conducting boundary systems. These experimental configurations are new recognized as an entirely new type of microwave tube, referred to in the literature as a Gyromagnetron, High Harmonic Gyrotron, or Cusp Injected Magnetron (Cusptron). The interest in this new device has centered around its potential to reduce the required magnetic field in microwave tubes by an order of magnitude by allowing operation at a high harmonic of the electron cyclotron frequency. Results from research on millimeter and submillimeter waves produced by rotating electron beams in rippled magnetic fields, are also summarized in this report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 30, 1985
Accession Number
ADA168794

Entities

People

  • William W. Destler

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computational Science
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electrons
  • Energy Systems
  • Engineering
  • Free Electron Lasers
  • Frequency
  • Gyrotrons
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Microwave Tubes
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Radiation
  • Scientific Research
  • Terahertz Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics