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Simulation of a relativistic magnetron using a fluid electron model

Roberds, Nicholas R.; Sandoval, Andrew J.; Cartwright, Keith C.; Beckwith, Kristian B.

We present a novel technique for numerically modeling relativistic magnetrons. The electrons are represented with a 5-moment relativistic fluid. Typically, the particle in cell method is used for simulated relativistic high-power microwave sources. This study considers the A6 magnetron presented by Palevsky and Bekefi [1].