Published March 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Simulation of the relativistic backward wave oscillator with a sinusoidal guiding magnetic field

  • 1. Institute of Applied Electronics, CAEP, Mianyang (China)

Description

A simulation is carried out to investigate a relativistic backward wave oscillator (RBWO) with a sinusoidal guiding magnetic field. In the numerical simulation, a microwave output power of 1.33 GW at 9.57 GHz microwave frequency with 33% conversion efficiency is achieved. It is a significant attempt which is helpful for developing a practical high power microwave (HPM) source guided by a permanent magnetic field. (authors)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Chinese Physics. C, High Energy Physics and Nuclear Physics
Journal Volume
33
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 232-235
ISSN
1674-1137

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Notes
9 figs., 6 refs.