A Field Analysis of the M-Type Backward Wave Oscillator
- Creators
- Gould, Roy W.
Abstract
A field theory of electron beams focused by crossed electric and magnetic fields is given. The theory is basic to the understanding of the small signal behavior of crossed field electron devices. It is applied to explain the slipping stream, or diocotron, effect as a coupling of two surface waves of the electron beam, and to derive the start oscillation conditions of the M-type backward wave oscillator. It is found that the slipping stream effect can reduce the starting current by an appreciable factor. The results are compared with the thin beam theory which neglects space charge effects. An analysis of a loaded strip transmission line is given, from which a method of representing space harmonic slow wave circuits by a surface admittance boundary condition is obtained. Forward and backward space harmonic interaction may be treated equally well.
Additional Information
I wish to thank my associates with whom various aspects of this problem have been discussed and particularly Professor Lester M. Field for his continued interest in this investigation. My stay at the California Institute of Technology has been made possible through the financial support of the National Science Foundation and the Hughes Air craft Company. Assistance with computation and preparation of the manuscript from Mr. Iwao Sugai; my wife, Bunny; and Mrs. Ruth Brown, is gratefully acknowledged.Attached Files
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Additional details
- Eprint ID
- 92937
- DOI
- 10.7907/GQK7-PH31
- Resolver ID
- CaltechAUTHORS:20190214-113127767
- Office of Naval Research (ONR)
- 220(13)
- Sperry Gyroscope Company
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2019-02-14Created from EPrint's datestamp field
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2019-10-03Created from EPrint's last_modified field
- Caltech groups
- Electron Tube and Microwave Laboratory
- Series Name
- Electron Tube and Microwave Laboratory Technical Report
- Series Volume or Issue Number
- 3