Title :
Operation of gyrotron oscillator with beam current unrestricted by cathode temperature
Author :
Edgcombe, C.J. ; Stenton, J.A.C.
Author_Institution :
Private Address, Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
A gyrotron oscillator has been run at 65 GHz with the beam current controlled by the anode voltage rather than by cathode temperature. The generated RF power increased to about 108 kW after modification of the electrons´ transverse velocity at interaction.
Keywords :
microwave oscillators; microwave tubes; 108 kW RF power; 65 GHz; EHF; anode voltage; beam current control; gyrotron oscillator; microwaves devices;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850246
