Title :
A cusp gun for gyro-amplifiers
Author :
Rowlands, David H. ; Whyte, C.G. ; Young, Alan R. ; He, Wenlong ; Robertson, Craig W. ; Cross, Adrian W. ; Phelps, Alan D R ; Ronald, Kevin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow
Abstract :
The latest results of experimental and numerical investigations of an X-band gyro-TWA with a cusp gun yielding a 10 MW, 150 kV, 70 A axis-encircling beam and using a helically corrugated interaction region are presented. A gain of 30 dB and a bandwidth of 20% is anticipated.
Keywords :
electron guns; gyrotrons; travelling wave amplifiers; X-band gyro-TWA; axis-encircling beam; current 70 A; cusp gun; gain 30 dB; gyro-amplifiers; helically corrugated interaction region; power 10 MW; voltage 150 kV; Cathodes; Coils; Computational modeling; Dispersion; Electron beams; High power microwave generation; Magnetic fields; Microwave generation; Power generation; Structural beams; Cusp gun; gyro-TWA; helical waveguide;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2007 and the 2007 15th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics. IRMMW-THz. Joint 32nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cardiff
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1438-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2007.4516776
