Simulation studies of the relativistic magnetron

Robert A. Stark; H. C. Chen; Han Sup Uhm

doi:10.1117/12.43488

1 April 1991 Simulation studies of the relativistic magnetron

Robert A. Stark, H. C. Chen, Han Sup Uhm

Proceedings Volume 1407, Intense Microwave and Particle Beams II; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43488
Event: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Science and Engineering, 1991, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Simulations of the relativistic magnetron were performed with the 2-D fully electromagnetic particle-in-cell code MAGIC. These simulations reveal that the operating principles of the relativistic magnetron differ fundamentally from those generally thought to apply in these devices; in the fully oscillating state there is no synchronism between the azimuthal motion of the electrons and the rf wave; the gain mechanism has been identified as a negative resistance interaction. Other results of the simulations include rough quantitative agreement with published results of relativistic magnetron experiments performed at Physics International.

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Robert A. Stark, H. C. Chen, and Han Sup Uhm "Simulation studies of the relativistic magnetron", Proc. SPIE 1407, Intense Microwave and Particle Beams II, (1 April 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.43488

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