Title :
X-Band High-Power Multipactor Receiver Protector
Author :
Carlisle, Thomas P.
fDate :
5/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
High vacuum devices incorporating the secondary electron resonance phenomenon have been used for several years in receiver protection circuits for high-power high-pulse repetition frequency (PRF) RADARs. These are known as multipactor devices. Recent technological developments have increased the peak-power handling capability and bandwidth of airborne-qualified devices to 50 kW and 12.5 percent respectively. Life tests on multipactor devices have demonstrated 2500 h of failure free operation.
Keywords :
Acceleration; Electrodes; Electron emission; Microwave devices; Microwave filters; Protection; RLC circuits; Radar; Radio frequency; Resonance;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMTT.1978.1129385
