Title :
Numerical simulation of parasitic gyro-BWO interaction in a gyrotron beam tunnel
Author :
Samartsev, A. ; Gantenbein, G. ; Illy, S. ; Kern, S. ; Latsas, G. ; Thumm, M. ; Tigelis, I.
Author_Institution :
Assoc. EURATOM-KIT, Karlsruhe Inst. of Technol. (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Abstract :
A numerical study of unwanted oscillations occurring due to interaction of the annular helical electron beam with azimuthally symmetric TE0,n modes in the absorbing section of a gyrotron is performed using the BOR FDTD - particle-in-cell (PIC) code newly developed at IHM. Strong dependence of the appearance of the parasitic interaction and its amplitude on the spread of the pitch factor of quasi particles is observed.
Keywords :
electron beams; gyrotrons; BOR FDTD; gyrotron beam tunnel; helical electron beam; numerical simulation; parasitic gyro BWO interaction; particle in cell code; pitch factor; quasi particles; Cavity resonators; Ceramics; Electron beams; Geometry; Gyrotrons; Oscillators; Resonant frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Houston, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0510-6
Electronic_ISBN :
2162-2027
DOI :
10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6104925