Section 7.8 · Topic 12 of 18
7.8.12 The TM₀₁₀ mode
The TM mode is the TM mode of the circular guide at its own cutoff (): there is no variation along at all. Its electric field is axial,
where the magnetic field follows from Faraday's law: for a field the curl has only the component , so , and with and (the resonance condition) the factor appears. is largest on the axis and zero on the side wall, is zero on the axis and largest at , where has its maximum (Figure 7.8.12).
independent of the length . The stored energy and the quality factor are
TM is the circular cavity's version of a parallel-plate capacitor (the end plates) with a one-turn inductor (the side wall) around it. Its frequency is set by the radius alone, and its strong axial electric field is exactly what is needed to push charged particles along the axis.
Energy. With , , and gives Eq. (7.8.33). Loss. The side wall carries over the area . The two end plates carry , and since as well (because ), each plate loses . In total . Ratio. With and , . A longer cavity has a higher , since the loss of the two end plates is spread over more stored energy.