SIDE-BAND MODE COMPETITION IN A GYROTRON OSCILLATOR

被引:19
|
作者
GUSS, WC [1 ]
BASTEN, MA [1 ]
KREISCHER, KE [1 ]
TEMKIN, RJ [1 ]
ANTONSEN, TM [1 ]
CAI, SY [1 ]
SARAPH, G [1 ]
LEVUSH, B [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MARYLAND,PLASMA RES LAB,COLL PK,MD 20742
关键词
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.3727
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We report the first observation of sideband mode competition in a gyrotron with an overmoded open waveguide resonator. Experiments were conducted in a gyrotron operating in the TE16,2 Mode at 146 GHz. Up to 600 kW of power was generated in 3-mus pulses at 80 kV beam voltage and up to 40 A beam current. A pair of sidebands was excited corresponding to the TE15,2 and TE17.2 modes offset by +/-5 GHz. A multimode, multifrequency, self-consistent time-dependent code predicts the excitation of the sidebands with good accuracy.
引用
收藏
页码:3727 / 3730
页数:4
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [1] INFLUENCE OF SIDE-BAND OSCILLATIONS ON GYROTRON EFFICIENCY
    GUSS, WC
    BASTEN, MA
    KREISCHER, KE
    TEMKIN, RJ
    ANTONSEN, TM
    CAI, SY
    SARAPH, G
    LEVUSH, B
    IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PLASMA SCIENCE, 1994, 22 (05) : 871 - 877
  • [2] MODE COMPETITION AND STABILITY ANALYSIS OF THE GYROTRON OSCILLATOR
    DIALETIS, D
    CHU, KR
    BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY, 1980, 25 (08): : 886 - 886
  • [3] Fundamental and Harmonic Mode Competition in the Gyrotron Oscillator
    Kao, S. H.
    Chiu, C. C.
    Pao, K. F.
    Chu, K. R.
    35TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFRARED, MILLIMETER, AND TERAHERTZ WAVES (IRMMW-THZ 2010), 2010,
  • [5] Dynamics of mode competition in the gyrotron backward-wave oscillator
    Chu, KR
    Pao, KF
    Chang, TH
    Fan, CT
    Chen, SH
    Yu, CF
    HIGH ENERGY DENSITY AND HIGH POWER RF, 2006, 807 : 191 - +
  • [6] Dynamics of mode competition in the gyrotron backward-wave oscillator
    Pao, KF
    Chang, TH
    Fan, CT
    Chen, SH
    Yu, CF
    Chu, KR
    PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 2005, 95 (18)
  • [7] Dynamics of mode competition in the gyrotron backward-wave oscillator
    Chu, KR
    Pao, KF
    Chang, TH
    Fan, CT
    Chen, SH
    Yu, CF
    IRMMW-THz2005: The Joint 30th International Conference on Infrared and Millimeter Waves and 13th International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, Vols 1 and 2, 2005, : 610 - 611
  • [8] IDENTIFICATION ALGORITHM OF UPPER SIDE-BAND AND LOWER SIDE-BAND SSB SIGNALS
    ALJALILI, YO
    SIGNAL PROCESSING, 1995, 42 (02) : 207 - 213
  • [9] Harmonic mode competition in a terahertz gyrotron backward-wave oscillator
    Kao, S. H.
    Chiu, C. C.
    Chang, P. C.
    Wu, K. L.
    Chu, K. R.
    PHYSICS OF PLASMAS, 2012, 19 (10)
  • [10] COMPETITION BETWEEN SUBHARMONIC AND SIDE-BAND SECONDARY INSTABILITIES ON A FALLING FILM
    CHENG, MQ
    CHANG, HC
    PHYSICS OF FLUIDS, 1995, 7 (01) : 34 - 54