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Summary form only given. The dynamics of the relativistic electron beam and the oscillations of the virtual cathode in the vircator has been investigated with electrostatic particle-in-cell (PIC) computer simulations. In the diode region (cathode to anode) the solid electron beam is modeled by one-dimensional sheets for simplicity. In the drift tube region the potential at the center line is obtained...