Theory of the quasi-optical electron cyclotron maser
Abstract
In this work, a promising new electron cyclotron wear oscillator is proposed and analyzed. The configuration utilizes an open resonator cavity containing a gyrating electron beam which translates along an external magnetic field. The magnetic field is directed perpendicular to the axis of symmetry of the open resonator. Because the wave-particle interaction volume is extremely large, the total input electron beam power can be high and the power density low.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- December 1980
- Bibcode:
- 1980STIN...8117418S
- Keywords:
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- Cavity Resonators;
- Electron Cyclotron Heating;
- Maser Outputs;
- Electron Beams;
- Electron Tubes;
- Magnetic Fields;
- Plasmas (Physics);
- Lasers and Masers