Published 1989 | Version v1
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Demonstration of efficiency enhancement in a high power backward wave oscillator by plasma injection

Creators

  • 1. Maryland Univ., College Park, MD (USA). Lab. for Plasma Research
  • 2. Harry Diamond Labs., Adelphi, MD (USA)

Description

An experimental demonstration of a strong enhancement of the interaction efficiency in a high power relativistic backward wave oscillators when plasma is injected is presented. Plasma injection enhances the interaction efficiency by a factor of up to 8 to a value of about 40%. Overdriving the device with plasma above a critical density quenches the interaction. It is anticipated that plasma injection may prove beneficial in other high power microwave and millimeter devices such as free electron lasers and gyrotrons. The enhanced interaction is attributed to induced scattering of the electromagnetic radiation of electrons in an electrostatic field produced by the background plasma and a beam space charge wave in the corrugated interaction region

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
IEEE Service Center.
Imprint Place
Piscataway, NJ (USA)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the 1989 IEEE international conference on plasma science (Abstracts)
Imprint Pagination
180 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 150.

Conference

Title
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers international conference on plasma science.
Dates
22-24 May 1989.
Place
Buffalo, NY (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
21038141
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Numerical Data
Descriptors DEI
BACKSCATTERING; DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTROSTATIC ACCELERATORS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FREE ELECTRON LASERS; ICF DEVICES; INTERACTIONS; MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS; OSCILLATORS; PLASMA; PLASMA WAVES; RELATIVISTIC BEAM INJECTION; SPACE CHARGE
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; AMPLIFIERS; BEAM INJECTION; BEAMS; DATA; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; INFORMATION; LASERS; LEPTON BEAMS; MICROWAVE EQUIPMENT; NUMERICAL DATA; PARTICLE BEAMS; SCATTERING; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-8905184--.