Basic Research in Microwave-Plasma Interaction.

Abstract

The investigation covered by the grant includes three research areas: (1) Development of a microwave tube called 'cuspton' which converts the kinetic energy of a relativistic electron beam (e-layer) into microwaves by resonant interaction at a cyclotron harmonic with the mode field of a sixteen slot waveguide, (2) study of microwave plasma interaction for the application of high power microwaves and plasma cloaking, focused on using a fast space-time varying plasma to modify the propagation characteristics and spectral content of the interacting microwave, and using a periodically structured plasma to enhance wave scattering, and (3) nonlinear effect of large amplitude waves on the trajectory of charged particles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA325560

Entities

People

  • S. P. Kuo

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Charged Particles
  • Cyclotron Resonance
  • Cyclotrons
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Frequency
  • High Power Microwaves
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Microwave Tubes
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Particles
  • Radiation
  • Scattering
  • Trajectories

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster