Backward-Wave Oscillator Investigations in the Raman Regime

Abstract

The short-pulse backward-wave oscillator (BWO) experiment utilizes a 600-700 keV, 1-4 KA electron beam to generate microwave radiation due to the interaction with sinusoidally-rippled wall slow wave structures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 29, 1992
Accession Number
ADA250738

Entities

People

  • Edl Schamiloglu
  • John Gahl

Organizations

  • University of New Mexico

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Backward Wave Oscillators
  • Base Pressure
  • Charged Particles
  • Dispersion Relations
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electron Beams
  • Frequency
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Microwave Frequency
  • Phase Velocity
  • Repetition Rate
  • Transmission Lines
  • Traveling Wave Tubes
  • Voltage
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics