Demonstration of efficiency enhancement in a high power backward wave oscillator by plasma injection

Y. Carmel; W. W. Destler; V. L. Granatstein; K. Minami; D. Abe; W. R. Lou; R. A. Kehs

Demonstration of efficiency enhancement in a high power backward wave oscillator by plasma injection

Y. Carmel
, W. W. Destler
, V. L. Granatstein
, K. Minami
, D. Abe
, W. R. Lou
, R. A. Kehs

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Abstract

A strong enhancement of the interaction efficiency in a high-power relativistic backward wave oscillator when plasma is injected has been demonstrated experimentally. Plasma injection enhances the interaction efficiency by a factor of up to 8 to a value of about 40%. Overdriving the device with plasma above a critical density quenches the interaction. It is anticipated that plasma injection will prove beneficial in other high-power microwave and millimeter-wave devices, such as free-electron lasers and gyrotrons. The enhanced interaction is attributed to induced scattering of the electromagnetic radiation of electrons in an electrostatic field produced by the background plasma and a beam space-charge wave in the corrugated interaction region.

Original language	English
Pages	150
Number of pages	1
State	Published - 1 Dec 1989
Externally published	Yes
Event	IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science 1989 - Buffalo, NY, USA Duration: 22 May 1989 → 24 May 1989

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Conference	IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science 1989
City	Buffalo, NY, USA
Period	22/05/89 → 24/05/89

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Demonstration of efficiency enhancement in a high power backward wave oscillator by plasma injection

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