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Resonator amplification of microwave emission from a relativistic beam-plasma system
Abstract
Electromagnetic emission produced by a propagating electron beam in a cylindrical drift chamber can be amplified by axially reflecting screens. Radiation appears at the first and second plasma harmonics with linewidths ∼0.1 νp. Amplification scales with νp2 and lags electron-beam voltage by several hundred nanoseconds, implying that electrostatic waves moving at the electron thermal speed must traverse the resonator before amplification begins. Rotating the reflectors beyond 30° lessens amplification, suggesting a broad reflection property.
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