Advanced Numerical and Experimental Investigation for Gyrotrons Helical Electron Beams

The paper presents a modern approach to studies of characteristics of intense helical electron beams (HEBs) for gyrotrons. The essence of the method consists in finding functions of electron distribution with respect to oscillatory velocities in the beam both by numerical simulation and experimentally. Experimental and calculated data for beams with different topologies were compared in different frequency ranges. Evolution of the electron oscillatory velocities distribution function as the beam current grows has been traced. Influence of the reflected electrons on beam parameters has been simulated numerically.