Title :
Experiments of autoresonant peniotron using a parallel transmission line with double pairs of ridges
Author :
Sato, Nobuyuki ; Kamohara, Osami ; Sagae, Katsumi ; Yokoo, Kuniyoshi
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. of Electr. Commun., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
fDate :
6/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A parallel transmission line with double pairs of ridges was proposed and fabricated to support the autoresonant peniotron at the second cyclotron harmonic. A test circuit was designed to yield an efficiency of 57% in the second harmonic n = 16 mode. Experiments using this design demonstrated transverse electromagnetic mode excitation by the autoresonant peniotron interaction in the n = 17 mode at 21.4 GHz, albeit with an efficiency (6.8%) significantly lower than predicted by the simulation. Future experiments for improving the efficiency are discussed.
Keywords :
microwave tubes; transmission lines; 21.4 GHz; 57 percent; 6.8 percent; autoresonant peniotron interaction; double pairs; efficiency; parallel transmission line; ridges; second cyclotron harmonic; test circuit; transverse electromagnetic mode excitation; Circuit testing; Cyclotrons; Distributed parameter circuits; Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic waveguides; Electrons; Power transmission lines; Radio frequency; Transmission line theory; Transmission lines;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2002.801626
