Effect of self-fields on the electron cyclotron maser instability in a dielectric loaded waveguide

The influence of self-fields on the cyclotron maser instability in a hollow electron beam propagating parallel to a uniform axial magnetic field B ₀ ê _z in a dielectric loaded waveguide is investigated. The theoretical analysis is carried out within the framework of linearized Vlasov-Maxwell equations. It is assumed that the beam is thin with the radial thickness much smaller than the beam radius. A new dispersion relation for azimuthally symmetric electromagnetic perturbation is derived and analyzed numerically. The influence of self-fields on the cyclotron maser instability in a dielectric loaded waveguide for different dielectric medium is studied. It is found that unlike the hollow waveguide the growth rate is increased by increasing self-fields. The instability band width decreases due to the increasing self-fields. The maximum growth rate increases gradually as self-fields increase as regards a different dielectric medium.     

Analysis of the electron cyclotron maser instability

A single nonlinear equation which describes the temporal evolution of the field amplitude of the electron cyclotron maser instability is derived self-consistently. The results deduced from this nonlinear equation are found to agree well with those of particle simulation.     

Self-consistent theory of cyclotron autoresonance maser in a uniform planar waveguide

A general dispersion relation for the cyclotron autoresonance maser (CARM) that takes into account self-consistent couplings between TE, TM and ac space charge perturbations in a uniform planar waveguide is derived. The dispersion relation predicts enhanced growth rate due to ac space charge effects. Results from computer simulations of a planar CARM amplifier are presented to support this finding.     

The cyclotron autoresonance maser with a large-orbit electron ring in a dielectric-loaded waveguide

The cyclotron autoresonace maser with a large-orbit electron ring in a dielectric-loaded waveguide has been analyzed. The stability properties are investigated self-consistently on the basis of the linearized Vlasov-Maxwell equations. The numerical results show the growth rate increases when the electron rotating ratio increases. And the dielectric liner can greatly reduce the energy of the electron beam.     

外开槽同轴波导大轨道回旋自谐振脉塞放大器

运用大轨道电子束,对外开槽同轴波导回旋自谐振放大器进行了线性动力学理论分析和非线性自洽模型模拟。由线性动力学理论分析和非线性模拟得到的结果在线性增长部分吻合得很好。为了有效抑制绝对不稳定性,对电子束流的选择进行了讨论。计算结果表明：对于电压为700 kV, 电流为100 A, 电子束纵横向速度比为0.8的大轨道电子束, TE51外开槽同轴波导回旋自谐振脉塞放大器的峰值功率和峰值效率分别可以达到6.27 MW和8.96%。     

外开槽同轴波导大轨道回旋自谐振脉塞放大器

 运用大轨道电子束,对外开槽同轴波导回旋自谐振放大器进行了线性动力学理论分析和非线性自洽模型模拟。由线性动力学理论分析和非线性模拟得到的结果在线性增长部分吻合得很好。为了有效抑制绝对不稳定性,对电子束流的选择进行了讨论。计算结果表明：对于电压为700 kV, 电流为100 A, 电子束纵横向速度比为0.8的大轨道电子束, TE₅₁外开槽同轴波导回旋自谐振脉塞放大器的峰值功率和峰值效率分别可以达到6.27 MW和8.96%。     

On the kineteic theory of electron cyclotron maser

This paper starts from the kinetic theory to expound the method of characteristics. Influence of the equilibrium distribution functionf _o upon analyzed result is fully investigated. Dispersion equation is rigorously derived in waveguide coordinate system in case of interaction between TE _mn field in a circular waveguide and a single momentum ring-shaped electron beam. In the meantime, we make some critical review of previous papers and clarify their confusion and ambiguities.     

Saturation of cyclotron maser instability driven by an electron loss-cone distribution

The resoinance diffusion of electrons in velocity space caused by the excited EM wave fields is considered to be the dominant saturation process of cyclotron maser instability that is driven by an electron loss-cone distribution. An upper-bound of the saturation level is derived analytically. Since the resulting saturation level is low the resonance diffusion is indeed responsible for the saturation of the cyclotron maser instability.     

Effect of longitudinal space-charge waves of a helical relativisticelectron beam on the cyclotron maser instability

The influence of the longitudinal space-charge waves of a coherently gyrophased helical relativistic electron beam on the cyclotron maser instability is investigated in a cylindrical waveguide configuration using a three-dimensional kinetic theory. A dispersion relation that includes waveguide effects is derived. The stability properties of the cyclotron maser interaction are examined in detail. It is shown that, in general, the effects of space-charge waves on a coherently gyrophased beam are suppressed in a waveguide geometry, in comparison with an ideal one-dimensional cyclotron maser with similar beam parameters     

Self-oscillations in a cyclotron maser with background plasma

The dynamics of a cyclotron maser is considered in a two-level approximation with nonlinear inertia saturation of absorption due to background plasma heating. The conditions of the existence of a self-oscillation mode in the presence of a permanent source of energetic particles in this system and a particle acceleration process in adiabatic magnetic compression of the plasma are specified. The self-oscillation characteristics are studied numerically as functions of the parameters of the system.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 39, No. 8, pp. 988–1000, August, 1996.This work was supported in part by the Russian Foundation for Fundamental Research (Project Code No. 96-02-16473a).     

Negative mass cyclotron resonance maser

Physical principles, design and operation characteristics of a negative mass cyclotron resonance maser inp-type germanium are considered in this paper. The formation of anisotropic inverted distributions of negative effective mass heavy holes in strong electric and magnetic fieldsE H [001], resulting in negative conductivity in the millimetre and submillimetre wavelength ranges, is discussed. The generation is observed at 0.9 to 8mm in low compensated germanium samples with the hole concentration rangeN ₀ 2×10¹² to 2×10¹⁴ cm^–3 at low temperaturesT 25 K in electric fieldsE 40 to 350Vcm^–1. The maser frequency is tuned by the magnetic field corresponding to a cyclotron resonance frequency of carriers with an effective mass ofm _c 0.4m ₀. The spectral width of the emission in single mode operation does not exceed several megahertz. A pulse duration of 1 to 200 s and a repetition rate off _rep 1 to 200 Hz has been obtained limited by sample heating. Possibilities of improving the maser characteristics inp-Ge as well as in other A_III B_v semiconductors and the perspectives of new frequency tuning methods due to the application of uniaxial stress and magnetic field are demonstrated.     

On the electron equilibrium distribution function in the kinetic theory of electron cyclotron maser

The problems concerning the specification of electron equilibrium distribution function for the kinetic theory of ECRM are investigated in this paper. After detailed analysis of the published equilibium distribution functions, several conclusion have been achieved.     

Forward-wave enhanced radiation in the terahertz electron cyclotron maser

Based on the principle of electron cyclotron maser (ECM), gyrotrons are among the most promising devices to generate powerful coherent terahertz (THz) radiation and play a vital role in numerous advanced THz applications. Unfortunately, THz ECM systems using a conventional high-Q cavity were theoretically and experimentally demonstrated to suffer from strong ohmic losses, and, accordingly, the wave output efficiency was significantly reduced. A scheme to alleviate such a challenging problem is systematically investigated in this paper. The traveling-wave operation concept is employed in a 1-THz third harmonic gyrotron oscillator, which strengthens electron-wave interaction efficiency and reduces the ohmic dissipation, simultaneously. A lossy belt is added in the interaction circuit to stably constitute the traveling-wave interaction, and a down-tapered magnetic field is employed to further amplify the forward-wave (FW) component. The results demonstrate that the proportion of ohmic losses is nearly halved, and output efficiency is nearly doubled, which is promising for further advancement of high-power continuous-wave operation of the ECM-based devices.     

Competition between harmonic cyclotron maser interactions in the terahertz regime

Cyclotron harmonic interactions are a key physics issue of critical importance to the generation of terahertz radiation via the electron cyclotron maser instability for practical magnetic field strengths. We present an inherent mechanism, as well as a deciding factor, which governs the competition between low- and high-harmonic interactions. Multimode simulations reveal the physical process in which a significant advantage develops for the lower-harmonic interaction, which eventually dominates in the fully nonlinear stage. The results also suggest a start-up scenario for persistent higher-harmonic operation.     

Electron cyclotron instability

The paper presents a study of the dependence of initiation and development of instability on the cyclotron frequency of electrons in a homogeneous plasma with cold ions and electrons forming two beams which move in the direction of, and opposite to, that of a constant magnetic field. It is demonstrated that for ^{2 2} , the instability can already arise at _pe ² _ce ² , and a brief comparison with the experimental results is carried out.The authors take this opportunity to thank Dr. M. Seidl for his valuable comments and stimulating discussions on this paper.