On the Possibilities for Increasing the Power of a W-Band Relativistic Gyrotron Using an Electron-Optical System with a Thermionic Cathode
摘要
We simulated an electron-optical system, based on a thermionic cathode, capable of forming a helical electron beam with an electron energy of 500 keV, a current of 200 A, and a pitch factor of 1.3 at a guiding magnetic field of up to 5.6 T. The optimization of the gyrotron cavity profile with an operating frequency of 90.6 GHz was carried out, and the possibility of achieving a generation efficiency of up to 34% was demonstrated. Using three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations, we studied oscillation build-up at the leading edge of the accelerating voltage pulse and confirmed the possibility of achieving efficient single-mode generation.