STABILIZATION OF ABSOLUTE INSTABILITIES IN THE GYROTRON TRAVELING-WAVE AMPLIFIER

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作者
CHU, KR
BARNETT, LR
CHEN, HY
CHEN, SH
WANG, C
YEH, YS
TSAI, YC
YANG, TT
DAWN, TY
机构
[1] NATL TSING HUA UNIV, DEPT NUCL ENGN, HSINCHU, TAIWAN
[2] SYNCHROTRON RADIAT RES CTR, RF GRP, HSINCHU, TAIWAN
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.74.1103
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
Absolute instabilities in the gyrotron traveling wave amplifier are investigated with a simulation approach which models electron and wave dynamics in the sever and distributed-loss section. Distributed wall losses are shown to be far more effective than the sever in stabilizing these instabilities. Physical interpretations are given and theoretical predictions are verified by a Ka-band experiment which achieved 62 kW peak power with 12% bandwidth, 21% efficiency, and 33 dB saturated gain through the use of a mechanically adjustable magnetron injection gun. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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页码:1103 / 1106
页数:4
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