Abstract
High-power microwaves can be generated from virtual cathode oscillators (vircator) with an abrupt discontinuity in circular waveguides. A rigorous equivalent-circuit model is established to determine the empty cavity oscillation modes, the front section of the waveguide acts as an open cavity, meaning, the Q factors, resonance frequencies, and field distributions in such vircators. The model is elaborated further to investigate the excitation of electromagnetic fields by virtual cathode oscillation in a step circular waveguide. The problem is simplified by approximating virtual cathode as a two-dimensional array of synchronized oscillating charged rings with each ring charge given from two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulation results.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science |
| Publication status | Published - 1998 Jan 1 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science - Raleigh, NC, USA Duration: 1998 Jun 1 → 1998 Jun 4 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering