HPM generation by use of resonant relativistic BWO driven by compact inductive energy storage

Author

Bezrukov, M.Yu. ; Gorbachev, K.V. ; Korovin, S.D. ; Mesyats, G.A. ; Nesterov, E.V. ; Petrov, V.Yu. ; Plaksina, S.D. ; Polevin, S.D. ; Roschupkin, S.A. ; Stroganov, V.A. ; Sukhov, M.Yu. ; Chernykh, E.V. ; Fortov, V.E.

Author_Institution

Inst. for High-Energy Densities, Moscow, Russia

fYear

2004

fDate

13-17 Sept. 2004

Firstpage

577

Lastpage

578

Abstract

The paper describes the installation and experimental results of high-power microwave generation by a resonant relativistic BWO (3.6 GHz, TM₀₁) (Kitsanov, S.A. et al., Proc. 14th Int. Conf. on High Power Particle Beams, p.255-8, 2002) driven by a high-voltage generator based on inductive storage (cable line) and an electro-explosive opening switch. As a primary source, either capacitive storage (surge current generator) or magnetic cumulative generator (MCG) was used. For a cathode voltage of 700 kV and diode current of 9 kA, the peak microwave power reached about 0.5 GW and pulse duration was about 50 ns.

Keywords

backward wave oscillators; capacitor storage; electric potential; inductive energy storage; microwave generation; pulse generators; relativistic electron beam tubes; 3.6 GHz; 700 kV; 9 kA; capacitive storage; cathode voltage; compact inductive energy storage; diode current; electro-explosive opening switch; electro-explosive switch; high voltage pulse generation; high-power microwave generation; high-voltage generator based; inductive storage; magnetic cumulative generator; resonant relativistic BWO; surge current generator; Cathodes; Energy storage; High power microwave generation; Microwave generation; Particle beams; Power generation; Resonance; Surges; Switches; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave and Telecommunication Technology, 2004. CriMico 2004. 2004 14th International Crimean Conference on

Print_ISBN

966-7968-69-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CRMICO.2004.183344

Filename

1390326