Gyrocons and magnicons: microwave generators with circular deflection of the electron beam

Author

Nezhevenko, Oleg A.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Nucl. Phys., Novosibirsk, Russia

Volume

22

Issue

5

fYear

1994

fDate

10/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

756

Lastpage

772

Abstract

A new class of microwave power amplifiers is presented in this paper. In these amplifiers, the beam is modulated by varying its spatial position by means of circular deflection. Today, this class consists of two devices: the gyrocon and its advanced version-the magnicon. This paper outlines the theory and the results of experimental research for both the gyrocon and the magnicon. The possibility of obtaining high power and high efficiency in both the decimeter and centimeter-wave ranges shows that these devices (the magnicon especially) may turn into one of the main microwave energy sources for future particle accelerators

Keywords

microwave generation; microwave power amplifiers; microwave tubes; power supplies to apparatus; centimeter-wave range; circular deflection; decimeter-wave range; efficiency; electron beam; gyrocons; magnicons; microwave energy sources; microwave generators; microwave power amplifiers; particle accelerators; spatial position; Electron beams; Electron tubes; Microwave amplifiers; Microwave devices; Microwave generation; Optical modulation; Power amplifiers; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/27.338292

Filename

338292