Diffraction of a symmetric TM mode at an open-ended deeply corrugated waveguide with a small period

Abstract

We investigate the diffraction of a symmetric TM mode at an open-ended corrugated cylindrical waveguide with a flange. This mode can be generated, in particular, by a charged particle bunch moving along the waveguide axis. We analyze the so-called “longwave” range when the wavelengths and the waveguide radius are much greater than the corrugation period. In this case, the corrugated waveguide wall can be replaced with a smooth one on which the so-called equivalent boundary conditions (EBC) are fulfilled. Here, we also assume that the wall is deeply corrugated, i.e. the corrugation depth is of the same order as an inverse wavenumber. The approach applied uses the solution of the corresponding Wiener–Hopf–Fock equation. This solution is in turn utilized to construct an infinite linear system for reflection coefficients which can be solved numerically using the reduction technique. Integral representations for the components of the electromagnetic field are obtained. Typical radiation patterns are presented and analyzed.