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Comparative analysis of radial and axial power output in relativistic magnetron and effect of dielectric side-walls introduced in the resonator on dominant operating mode

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 March 2014

Ayush Saxena*
Affiliation:
Electrical Engineering Department, Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, H.R. Mahajani Marg, Matunga, Mumbai, India. Phone: +91 9773728838
Raju Barakade
Affiliation:
Electrical Engineering Department, Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, H.R. Mahajani Marg, Matunga, Mumbai, India. Phone: +91 9773728838
Navdeep M. Singh
Affiliation:
Electrical Engineering Department, Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, H.R. Mahajani Marg, Matunga, Mumbai, India. Phone: +91 9773728838
Ankur Patel
Affiliation:
Pulsed Power Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India
*
Corresponding author: A. Saxena Email: [email protected]

Abstract

A comparative analysis of radiated power in relativistic magnetron is done using particle-in-cell simulations performed on Magic3d code developed by ATK Mission Systems. The Resonator with dielectric side-walls (DSW) is compared with no-side wall (NSW) configuration having same input parameters and resonator dimensions. Observations and comments have been made on the output power, obtained both axially and radially, taking into consideration π as well as 2π modes of operation for both configurations. The DSW assist in π-mode operation at 3.3 GHz and delivers radial peak power output of ~2.5 GW, which is more than ~1.5 GW, the radial peak power for the NSW case. The NSW case operates in dominant 2π mode (radially) at 5.68 GHz with axial power radiated at dominant π-mode frequency. The electron kinetic energies and their distribution in the cavity are discussed together with the dynamic behavior of particles, which result in spokes formation.

Type
Research Papers
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2014 

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