First Experiments on a Compact MILO Device

Author

Cousin, R. ; Larour, J. ; Gouard, P. ; Raymond, P. ; Durand, A.J.

Author_Institution

Lab. de Phys. et Technol. des Plasmas, CNRS-Ecole Polytech., Palaiseau

fYear

2006

fDate

14-18 May 2006

Firstpage

376

Lastpage

379

Abstract

In this paper, we present a compact MILO device working at 2.44 GHz. Fast electrical sensors such as I-dot and D-dot probes are installed along the tube in order to characterize at any time the current emitted from the cylindrical velvet cathode and the high voltage delivered by the Marx generator. Cold tests (without electrons) allow predicting the operating frequency and lead to a precise characterization of the periodic slow wave structure (SWS). First results presented here show the physical limitations of the high voltage generator and prepare future experiments under magnetically insulated conditions

Keywords

microwave generation; microwave oscillators; slow wave structures; 2.44 GHz; MILO device; Marx generator; cold test; cylindrical velvet cathode; electrical sensor; magnetically insulated line oscillator; periodic slow wave structure; Cathodes; Character generation; Electrons; Frequency; Insulation; Periodic structures; Probes; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Testing; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Modulator Symposium, 2006. Conference Record of the 2006 Twenty-Seventh International

Conference_Location

Arlington, VA

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0018-X

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0019-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MODSYM.2006.365263

Filename

4216215