The orbit theory of electrostatic electron cyclotron resonance masers

Author

Liu, Siyuan ; Ouyang, Ziwei ; Cheng, Xiaoyin

Author_Institution

Chengdu Inst. of Radio Eng., Sichuan

Volume

16

Issue

2

fYear

1988

fDate

4/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

275

Lastpage

280

Abstract

The orbit theory of the electrostatic electron cyclotron resonance maser (EECRM), which is similar to the orbitron maser, is presented based on models with both circular and noncircular steady-state electron orbits. In contrast to the nonlinear theory of the magnetostatic electron cyclotron resonance maser (MECRM), the concept of converting efficiency is introduced. The efficiencies for TE, TM, and TEM modes are calculated in various cases. Numerical analyses show that in the interaction process the radio-frequency (RF) fields attract energy mainly from the potential energy of electron beams. The nonlinear interaction mechanisms and the effects of some parameters are also studied

Keywords

masers; RF fields; TE; TEM modes; TM; circular orbit; converting efficiency; electron beams; electrostatic electron cyclotron resonance masers; interaction process; noncircular steady-state electron orbits; nonlinear theory; numerical analysis; orbit theory; potential energy; Cyclotrons; Electrons; Electrostatics; Magnetic resonance; Magnetostatics; Masers; Orbital calculations; Radio frequency; Steady-state; Tellurium;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/27.3825

Filename

3825