Relativistic X-band BWO with 3-GW output power

Author

Gunin, Aleksander V. ; Klimov, Aleksei I. ; Korovin, Sergei D. ; Kurkan, Ivan K. ; Pegel, Igor V. ; Polevin, Sergei D. ; Roitman, Albert M. ; Rostov, Vladislav V. ; Stepchenko, Aleksei S. ; Totmeninov, Evgenii M.

Author_Institution

Inst. of High-Current Electron., Acad. of Sci., Tomsk, Russia

Volume

26

Issue

3

fYear

1998

fDate

6/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

326

Lastpage

331

Abstract

Results from a study of a relativistic X-band backward-wave oscillator (RBWO) with 3-GW output microwave power are presented. The RBWO was driven by the high-current electron accelerator SINUS-7. The dependence of radiated microwave pulse duration on microwave power was obtained. Pulse shortening occurring at the higher power levels is probably attributable to explosive electron emission from the slow wave structure (SWS). An increase in the cross section of the electrodynamic structure seems to be a way to increase the microwave pulse duration. Experimental results from a moderately oversized X-band RBWO using a resonance reflector are described. This tube can be operated with a low external magnetic field

Keywords

backward wave oscillators; electron emission; microwave oscillators; relativistic electron beam tubes; slow wave structures; 3 GW; BWO; SINUS-7; electrodynamic structure; explosive electron emission; high-current electron accelerator; low external magnetic field; microwave power; microwave pulse duration; pulse shortening; radiated microwave pulse duration; relativistic X-band backward-wave oscillator; resonance reflector; slow wave structure; Electrodynamics; Electromagnetic scattering; Electron accelerators; Electron beams; High power microwave generation; Magnetic fields; Microwave generation; Microwave oscillators; Power generation; Pulse generation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/27.700761

Filename

700761