Abstract
A periodic-waveguide cyclotron maser is presented in this paper. In this device, a nonrelativistic electron beam undergoes a cyclotron interaction with traveling waves in an inductive periodic waveguide. Results of amplifier and oscillator experiments are presented. These experiments are conducted in the microwave regime (∼10 GHz) with low-energy (<10 keV), low-current (<1 A) electron beams. Considerable amplification (>10 dB) and rf power (∼100 W) have been measured in the amplifier and oscillator experiments, respectively.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4637-4641 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Physical Review E |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1993 |
Externally published | Yes |