Gyrotrons: High Power Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology

✍ Scribed by Dr. M. V. Kartikeyan, Professor Dr. E. Borie, Professor Dr. M. K. A. Thumm (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 233
• Series: Advanced Texts in Physics
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The gyrotron is a powerful source of coherent radiation that has experienced significant improvement since its invention. Today gyrotrons are capable of delivering hundreds of kilowatts of power at microwave and millimeter wavelengths, and they have important applications ranging from the electron cyclotron resonance heating of fusion plasmas to industrial and scientific applications and communications. Furthermore, the exciting potential applications of these devices and their derivatives span an even wider range of technologies. Drawing on the author's wide experience, this book gives a comprehensive review of the state of the art in gyrotron technology, covering the theory, design and applications. It will be a valuable resource for all engineers and scientists working with and developing high-power microwave devices. The book includes an extensive references list which provides an excellent guide to the related literature.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Review of Gyro-Devices....Pages 7-24
Basic Principles and Gyrotron Cavities....Pages 25-44
Calculation of RF Behaviour....Pages 45-82
Practical Considerations for Gyrotron Design....Pages 83-102
Electron Optical and Guiding System....Pages 103-125
Output Taper and Quasi-optical Launcher....Pages 127-145
RF Window....Pages 147-161
Examples....Pages 163-182
Applications....Pages 183-206
Back Matter....Pages 207-227

✦ Subjects

Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering;Optics and Electrodynamics