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Influence of the Conductivity of Resonator Walls on the Characteristics of a Microwave Generator with a Virtual Cathode: Numerical Experiments

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Using PIC simulation, the authors have carried out an investigation into the generation characteristics of a microwave generator with a virtual cathode as functions of the conductivity of the material of resonator walls. The dependence of the peak power of microwave generation in the resonator on the value of conductivity has been obtained which shows a decrease in the power with conductivity. No substantial change in the generation spectrum with variation of the conductivity has been found.

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  1. Russian Federal Center — All-Russia Scientific Research Institute for Experimental Physics (RFNTs-VNIITF), 37 Mir Ave., Sarov, Nizhny Novgorod Region, 607188, Russia

    A. E. Dubinov

  2. Sarov Physics Technical Institute (SarFTI), 6 Dukhov Str., Sarov, Nizhny Novgorod Region, 607186, Russia

    A. E. Dubinov

  3. Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences (OIVT RAN), 13 Izhorskaya Str., Bulding 2, Moscow, 125412, Russia

    V. P. Tarakanov

  4. National Research Nuclear University — Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (NRNU MEPhI), 31 Kashirskoe Highway, Moscow, 115409, Russia

    V. P. Tarakanov

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Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 95, No. 2, pp. 562–565, March–April, 2022.

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Dubinov, A.E., Tarakanov, V.P. Influence of the Conductivity of Resonator Walls on the Characteristics of a Microwave Generator with a Virtual Cathode: Numerical Experiments. J Eng Phys Thermophy 95, 553–556 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10891-022-02511-0

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