Title :
Calculation of Quasistatic Eigen-Field of a Charge, Which Moves Arbitrarily in a Cylindrical Drift Tube
Author :
Ilyenko, Kostyantyn V. ; Gorbik, Grigoriy M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Radiophys. & Electron. of NASU, Kharkiv
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In theoretical investigations of generation by various vacuum electron tubes, it is common to divide the excited electromagnetic field into "radiation" and "space-charge" parts. The calculation of the latter is, in general, an intricate, but important, for vacuum electronics problem. Calculation of "space-charge" contribution to the excited electromagnetic field is usually based on quasistatic (quasistationary) approach, which consists in neglecting of wave character of all electromagnetic processes in the Maxwell\´s equations. Usually, one drops either the electromagnetic induction (electroquasistatics) or displacement current (magnetoquasistatics). The former is more appropriate in vacuum electronics as in its framework the continuity equation holds. In terms of energy balance (Poynting theorem) in the electroquasistatics only accumulation of the electric component of eigen-field is taken into account. Such an approach is well justified for non-relativistic and weakly-relativistic vacuum tubes. However, for relativistic devices (gyro-klystrons, free electron laser, etc.), it is also desirable to take into account accumulation of magnetic part of the quasistatic field energy. The Darwin\´s approximation provides one with such an opportunity. It is also important to mention that within this approximation the continuity equation is still valid. In Darwin\´s approximation, using the Green\´s function method, we found the solution for quasistatic vector potential excited in a cylindrical drift tube with perfectly conducting walls by arbitrary charge and current densities, which satisfy the continuity equation. Green\´s functions are expressed as an expansion in the eigen-function of the Laplace operator in cylindrical coordinate system fields, relativistic correction to the electric fields and induced current density on the drift tube walls. We found the force acting on the moving point charge from the induced surface charges. We also propose a- method, which enables one to reduce the problem for vector potential to a system of scalar Poisson equations in cylindrical coordinate system.
Keywords :
Green´s function methods; Maxwell equations; Poisson equation; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; electron tubes; relativistic electron beam tubes; relativistic electron beams; space charge; Darwin approximation; Green´s function method; Laplace operator eigenfunction expansion; Poynting theorem; charge quasistatic eigenfield calculation; continuity equation; cylindrical coordinate system; cylindrical drift tube; displacement current; electric fields relativistic correction; electromagnetic induction; electroquasistatics; excited electromagnetic fields; induced current density relativistic correction; magnetoquasistatics; quasistatic field energy; quasistatic vector potential; relativistic devices; scalar Poisson equations; space charge; vacuum electron tubes; vacuum electronics; Current density; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic induction; Electromagnetic radiation; Electromagnetic scattering; Electron tubes; Free electron lasers; Green´s function methods; Laplace equations; Maxwell equations;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 2007. ICOPS 2007. IEEE 34th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0915-0
DOI :
10.1109/PPPS.2007.4346145