Title :
Broadband Gyro-TWA Simulations and Comparison with Experiment
Author :
Whyte, Colin G. ; Young, Alan R. ; Rafferty, E.G. ; Thomson, J. ; Phelps, Alan D. R. ; He, Wei ; Cross, Adrian W. ; Ronald, Kevin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Strathclyde Univ.
Abstract :
This paper presents the latest results from a second harmonic gyro-TWA experiment at Strathclyde University. The experiment uses a helically corrugated interaction region and operates at X-band. Simulations have been performed to predict the amplifier gain and bandwidth using both linear theory and a non-linear PIC code. Results from these simulations are compared to both earlier experimental results and current laboratory experiments
Keywords :
gyrotrons; microwave tubes; travelling wave amplifiers; travelling wave tubes; PIC code; Strathclyde University; X-band; amplifier bandwidth; amplifier gain; broadband gyro-TWA simulations; helically corrugated interaction; second harmonic gyro-TWA; Bandwidth; Dispersion; Electron beams; Equations; Frequency estimation; High power microwave generation; Laboratories; Microwave generation; Performance gain; Power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2006 held Jointly with 2006 IEEE International Vacuum Electron Sources., IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0108-9
DOI :
10.1109/IVELEC.2006.1666383
