Abstract
For pt.I see ibid., vol.28, no.6, p.2135-51 (2000) Building upon the theoretical foundations presented in Part I of this paper, the kinetic theory of electron-beam-wave interactions in a magnetized plasma-filled waveguide (MPW) is presented in this second part. This kinetic theory treatment is more generally applicable to cases of less-intense electron-beams (Montgomery and Tidman, 1964). The dispersion relations for longitudinal and transverse interactions, in both smooth and corrugated waveguides, are all derived by using kinetic theory to model the e-beam dynamics. This includes kinetic theory treatments of the plasma filled electron cyclotron resonance maser (ECRM) and a combination of Cherenkov-cyclotron resonance phenomena. It is important to note that in an MPW, transverse interactions (e.g., ECRM interactions) are always coupled with longitudinal interactions. Using the kinetic treatment is essential for studying the ECRM because its energy conversion mechanism is based on azimuthal phase bunching and finite Larmor radius effects. The dispersion relation that we derive shows that the presence of a plasma-fill tends to increase the growth rate of the waveguide mode ECRM instability.
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