High-harmonic gyrotron with sectioned cavity

Abstract

High-harmonic large-orbit gyrotrons require long-length operating cavities because of both a weak electron-wave coupling and relatively low electron currents. Since diffraction Q factors of such cavities are very high, a large fraction of the radiated power is dissipated in Ohmic losses. A sectioned klystronlike cavity can be a way to combine a long electron-wave interaction region with a relatively low diffraction Q factor. In this paper, a design of a third-harmonic terahertz gyrotron is studied in detail and discussed. As compared to a regular cavity, the use of a sectioned microwave system provides an enhancement of the output rf power by several times along with the halving of the Ohmic losses.