Title :
The lasing mechanism in fast-wave devices
Author_Institution :
Northrop Corporation, Rolling Meadows, IL
fDate :
3/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This brief shows that ac space-charge effects lead to beam instabilities and to a lasing mechanism taking place in fast-wave devices.
Keywords :
Electron beams; Frequency; Geometry; Gyrotrons; Laplace equations; Maxwell equations; Particle beams; Plasma devices; Plasma simulation; Plasma waves;
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/T-ED.1984.21535