Electron Beam Sustained Plasma as a Medium for Amplification of Electromagnetic Radiation in Subterahertz Frequency Band

A. V. Bogatskaya, A. M. Popov

2016

Abstract

It is demonstrated that low-temperature weakly-ionized nonequilibrium plasma created by a high-energy electron beam in gases (gas mixtures) with Ramsauer minimum in a transport cross section and effective attachment of slow electrons can be used as a medium for amplification and generation of electromagnetic radiation in subterahertz frequency band. Analysis of the electron energy distribution function (EEDF) in Xe – F2 mixture is performed. Energy interval with growing EEDF is found to exist in such a mixture. Such an interval provides the existence of population inversion of the electron spectrum in continuum and is responsible for positive value of a gain factor of microwave radiation. A gain factor depending on an amplified radiation frequency and plasma parameters is analysed.

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Bogatskaya A. and Popov A. (2016). Electron Beam Sustained Plasma as a Medium for Amplification of Electromagnetic Radiation in Subterahertz Frequency Band . In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology - Volume 1: PHOTOPTICS, ISBN 978-989-758-174-8, pages 281-288. DOI: 10.5220/0005646702810288


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@conference{photoptics16,
author={A. V. Bogatskaya and A. M. Popov},
title={Electron Beam Sustained Plasma as a Medium for Amplification of Electromagnetic Radiation in Subterahertz Frequency Band},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology - Volume 1: PHOTOPTICS,},
year={2016},
pages={281-288},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005646702810288},
isbn={978-989-758-174-8},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology - Volume 1: PHOTOPTICS,
TI - Electron Beam Sustained Plasma as a Medium for Amplification of Electromagnetic Radiation in Subterahertz Frequency Band
SN - 978-989-758-174-8
AU - Bogatskaya A.
AU - Popov A.
PY - 2016
SP - 281
EP - 288
DO - 10.5220/0005646702810288