Ferrite-guided cyclotron-resonance maser.

Pfc/ja-85-4 Free Electron Laser or Cyclotron Maser Instability?

An analysis of recent free electron laser experiments in combined wiggler and strong axial magnetic fields shows that near resonance, Q,,=kwv,,, the proximity of the cyclotron maser instability precludes an unambiguous identification of the radiation mechanism ( 2,, is the cyclotron frequency in the axial field, kw is the wiggler wavenumber, and v,, the axial electron velocity).

Cyclotron-resonance maser in a periodically loaded quadrupole transmission line.

A cyclotron-resonance maser (CRM) is implemented in a periodic quadrupole waveguide. The device oscillates at the fundamental and high harmonics of the cyclotron frequency. This CRM employs a tenuous low-energy electron beam ( approximately 10 keV, 0.2 A). The periodic structure consists of an array of disks along the quadrupole transmission line, hence it combines both azimuthal and axial peri...

Cyclotron-resonance maser in a magnetic mirror.

A cyclotron-resonance maser (CRM) experiment is performed in a high-gradient magnetic field using a low-energy electron beam ( approximately 10 keV/1 A). The magnetic field exceeds 1.63 T, which corresponds to a 45-GHz cyclotron frequency. The CRM radiation output is observed in much lower frequencies, between 6.6 and 20 GHz only. This discrepancy is explained by the finite penetration depth of...

Small-signal analysis of the induced-resonance electron-cyclotron maser.

Theory of the anomalous Doppler cyclotron-resonance-maser amplifier with tapered parameters

The theory of a slow-wave cyclotron-resonance-maser ~CRM! amplifier employing an initially linear electron beam is developed. In such a device, the electrons radiate electromagnetic waves under the anomalous Doppler effect. In order to maintain the cyclotron resonance between the radiating electrons and the amplifying electromagnetic wave, we consider a system with tapered waveguide parameters....