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An unguided wave Cerenkov amplifier

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A device for the amplification of the unguided TM01 gaussian mode of radiation by interaction of a beam of electrons with the longitudinal electric field of the mode is proposed. Such a device requires that the average electron velocity be greater than the phase velocity of the radiation. As a result, one can consider the operating principle to be based on the Cerenkov effect. Methods for achieving a reduction in the phase velocity of a millimeter wave mode in an open structure are discussed.

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  1. University of Idaho, 83843, Moscow, ID

    George Patsakos & Lawrence W. Davis

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Patsakos, G., Davis, L.W. An unguided wave Cerenkov amplifier. Int J Infrared Milli Waves 4, 327–333 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01009163

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