Abstract
In order to overcome the problem of efficiency decrease in the relativistic backward wave oscillator (RBWO) operating at low magnetic field, an S-band klystron-like RBWO with a three-period slow-wave cavity-chain and a dual-cavity extractor is proposed and investigated in detail in this paper. In the device, several measures are taken to enhance the conversion efficiency at low magnetic field, which include increasing the beam bunching depth by a two-stage modulation structure comprised of a resonant reflector upstream and a three-period cavity-chain modulator downstream, strengthening the energy exchange process from the electron beam to the microwave by a dual-cavity extractor, and optimizing the envelope distribution of the electron beam in the interaction region by adjusting the drift length before the resonant reflector. Under the condition of the guiding magnetic field of 0.28 T, the device could generate a microwave with a power of 4.3 GW, a frequency of 3.79 GHz, and the conversion efficiency of 43.3% in the simulation.
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