Title :
Theoretical Study of the Effect of Electron Beam Misalignment on Operation of the Gyrotron FU IV A
Author :
Khutoryan, E.M. ; Dumbrajs, Olgierd ; Nusinovich, Gregory S. ; Idehara, T.
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for the Dev. of Far-Infrared Region, Univ. of Fukui, Fukui, Japan
Abstract :
In this paper, the theory describing the processes in gyrotrons with misaligned electron beams is used for interpreting some experimental results obtained in the FU IV A, 335-GHz gyrotron operating at the fundamental cyclotron resonance. The theory describes the effect of the beam misalignment on the single-mode operation in the small-signal (start currents) and large-signal (efficiency) regimes. It also describes the effect of the beam misalignment on the interaction between two oppositely rotating modes. Comparison of theoretical and experimental results demonstrates good qualitative agreement; in particular, both of them show that 0.3-mm misalignment of the beam axis causes efficiency degradation by a factor of two.
Keywords :
cyclotron resonance; electron beams; gyrotrons; submillimetre wave tubes; Gyrotron FU IV A; beam axis; cyclotron resonance; efficiency degradation; electron beam misalignment effect; frequency 335 GHz; large-signal regimes; oppositely rotating modes; single-mode operation; small-signal regimes; Approximation methods; Cavity resonators; Couplings; Cyclotrons; Equations; Gyrotrons; Mathematical model; Electron beam (e-beam); NMR spectroscopy; gyrotron; sub-THz radiation; sub-THz radiation.;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2014.2322674