• DocumentCode
    2926109
  • Title

    21.3: Mode separation in a magnetron with diffraction output driven by a transparent cathode

  • Author

    Fuks, Mikhail ; Schamiloglu, Edl

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    18-20 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    511
  • Lastpage
    512
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate using particle-in-cell (PIC) computer simulations that symmetric axial extraction of radiation from a magnetron driven by a transparent cathode provides good separation of eigenmodes switched by the applied axial magnetic field, even for a large number of identical cavities. In addition, high efficiency magnetron operation and stable π-mode generation over a wide region of magnetic field and for various cathode radii are demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    cathodes; cavity resonators; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; magnetic fields; magnetrons; PIC computer simulations; axial magnetic field; cathode radii; diffraction output; eigenmodes; magnetron; magnetron driven radiation; mode separation; particle-in-cell; symmetric axial extraction; transparent cathode; Anodes; Cathodes; Computer simulation; Diffraction; Electrons; Horn antennas; Magnetic fields; Magnetic resonance; Magnetic separation; Solids; π-mode; diffraction output; magnetron; transparent cathode;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), 2010 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Monterey, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-7098-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IVELEC.2010.5503482
  • Filename
    5503482