• DocumentCode
    3328728
  • Title

    Mode switching in the A6 magnetron

  • Author

    Meiqin Liu ; Michel, C. ; Prasad, S. ; Fuks, M. ; Schamiloglu, E. ; Chunliang Liu

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    20-24 June 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    The possibility of using an external RF signal to rapidly switch the operating mode in relativistic magnetrons is studied using the PIC code MAGIC1 for the A6 magnetron2 operating at 360 kV with anode block radius Ra = 3D 2.11 cm. In the A6 magnetron with asymmetric extraction of radiation only nondegenerate modes (π-mode and the 2π-mode) can be used as the operating mode. Mode hopping to any neighboring mode leads to magnetron operation with an unloaded mode, resulting in overheating and erosion of its electrodes.
  • Keywords
    anodes; cathodes; magnetrons; plasma simulation; A6 magnetron; MAGIC; PIC code; anode; axial magnetic field; external RF signal; mode switching; nondegenerate modes; relativistic magnetrons; solid cathode; Anodes; Cathodes; Electrodes; Magnetic fields; Magnetic switching; RF signals; Radio frequency; Signal generators; Solids; Switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Plasma Science, 2010 Abstracts IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Norfolk, VA
  • ISSN
    0730-9244
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5474-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0730-9244
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PLASMA.2010.5533980
  • Filename
    5533980
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3328728