Electron dynamics in the process of mode switching in gyrotrons

The present paper is devoted to the analysis of electron interaction process in the course of gyrotron switching from one mode to another. This analysis is based on the use of the Hamiltonian formalism that allows one to construct Poincare plots for different instants of switching time. The study is carried out for a 170 GHz, MW-class gyrotron for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) [ITER web site: http://www.iter.org].