High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 36, Issue 3, 033010(2024)
Low magnetic field X-band over-mode relativistic backward wave oscillator with dual-cavity reflector
This paper propose an X-band over-mode high-efficiency relativistic backward wave oscillator (RBWO), whose main structure includes a dual resonant cavity reflector, a periodic slow wave structure and an inserted coaxial mode selector. The RBWO uses an over-mode structure and transmits a pure TM01 mode in the output waveguide. The dual-cavity reflector enables the slow-wave structure to achieve good isolation from the diode region under over-mode conditions, and at the same time provides sufficient pre-modulation for the electron beam to achieve high microwave conversion efficiency under low magnetic field. The addition of the coaxial inner conductor allows the device to work in TM02 mode, while eliminating other unnecessary mode competition, achieving higher power capacity. In the PIC simulation, under the conditions of a guiding magnetic field of 0.63 T, a diode voltage of 850 kV, and a beam current of 11.74 kA, a microwave output power of 3.5 GW was obtained, and the device efficiency was about 35%.
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Jingfan Zuo, Shifeng Li, Yang Wu, Hua Huang, Limin Sun, Falun Song. Low magnetic field X-band over-mode relativistic backward wave oscillator with dual-cavity reflector[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36(3): 033010
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Received: Sep. 17, 2023
Accepted: Mar. 5, 2024
Published Online: Mar. 20, 2024
The Author Email: Song Falun (songfalun@caep.cn)