Design of a high power, 2.75 GHz relativistic peniotron oscillator

Abstract

In the peniotron oscillator, the kinetic energy of relativistic electrons can be efficiently converted to an electromagnetic wave. This feature makes the peniotron a very attractive source of high power microwaves, which is required in heating of fusion plasma in tokamaks and high gradient particle accelerators. In this report we present the design of a 2.75 GHz relativistic peniotron oscillator which is capable of generating a microwave radiation of 30 megawatt with an efficiency of about 60 %. The experimental test results of the designed cavity are also presented