EXPLOSIVE INSTABILITY IN A BACKWARD-WAVE OSCILLATOR

Authors
LIU CS TRIPATHI VK
Citation
Cs. Liu et Vk. Tripathi, EXPLOSIVE INSTABILITY IN A BACKWARD-WAVE OSCILLATOR, IEEE transactions on plasma science, 21(1), 1993, pp. 191-193
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
IEEE transactions on plasma science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00933813
Volume
21
Issue
1
Year of publication
1993
Pages
191 - 193
Database
ISI
SICI code
0093-3813(1993)21:1<191:EIIABO>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
A plasma filled backward wave oscillator supports Trivelpiece-Gould (T G) and TM modes. The former can be driven unstable by a relativistic e lectron beam via Cerenkov interaction or by the plasma return current as a two stream instability. This unstable TG mode can parametrically couple to a TM mode via a negative energy beam mode giving rise to an explosive instability.