Radiation from a charge rotating inside a cylindrical grating

Abstract We investigate the spectral-angular distribution for the radiation emitted by a point charge moving along a helical trajectory inside a cylindrical grating with conducting strips. Two types of the radiation processes are realized: undulator and Smith–Purcell radiations. Their relative contributions to the total radiation intensity are discussed in various asymptotic regions of the parameters describing the diffraction grating and for large harmonics. The region of the parameters is specified for which the interference effects between the undulator and Smith–Purcell radiations are essential.