Beam-Wave Interaction in Periodic and Quasi-Periodic Structures

The main topic of this book is the interaction of electrons with electromagnetic waves, primarily, but not only, for the generation and amplification of radiation. It discusses the various methods of electron-beam generation and propagation and the basic electron-wave interaction schemes. Then an idealized picture of the beam-wave interaction in a dielectric loaded waveguide is presented. Gradually the complexity of the analysis is increased by presenting the effect of reflected waves and further by considering the beam as an ensemble of macro-particles. The author discusses the interaction in periodic and in quasi-periodic metallic structures and the fundamentals of the beam-wave interaction in a periodic field. The book concludes with a brief discussion of particle acceleration, including novel acceleration schemes.