  The effect of an external harmonic signal on the characteristics of microwave
generation in a nonrelativistic electron beam with virtual cathode (VC) formed
in a static retarding electric field (low-voltage vircator system) has been
experimentally studied. A significant increase in the vircator generation power
is observed when the frequency of the external signal is close to the frequency
of VC oscillations. At large detunings, a broadband chaotic generation is
observed.
