G. Gantenbein et al., DESIGN OF A HIGH-ORDER VOLUME MODE CAVITY FOR A 1 MW 140 GHZ GYROTRON/, International journal of electronics, 78(4), 1995, pp. 771-787
A high-power cylindrical cavity gyrotron operating at 140 GHz is studi
ed. The possible working modes TE(22,4), TE(22,5) and TE(22,6) are com
pared. The output power envisaged is 1 MW. The influence of the space
charge effect of the electron beam and the RF losses in the resonator
are discussed. Results of numerical calculations of the interaction of
the electron beam and the RF wave are presented. The problem of singl
e-mode excitation is addressed in mode competition calculations. Stabi
lity regions of the working modes are shown for some interesting param
eter ranges. From these plots an optimized variation of the parameters
during start-up of the gyrotron can be deduced in order to ensure sin
gle-mode operation. On the basis of kinetic theory the influence of mi
salignment of the electron beam and resonator axis (eccentricity) on t
he starting currents and frequency shifts of the operating and parasit
ic modes is studies for several values of eccentricity.