• DocumentCode
    1492295
  • Title

    Efficiency of HPM Generation in Air

  • Author

    Kekez, Mladen M.

  • Author_Institution
    High-Energy Freq. Tesla, Inc. (HEFTI), Ottawa, ON, Canada
  • Volume
    40
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    6/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1668
  • Lastpage
    1671
  • Abstract
    The author estimates the efficiency of HPM generation produced in atmospheric air. The experimental work shows that 47% of current flowing in the corona and spark channels is due to the high-speed electrons being responsible for HPM production.
  • Keywords
    corona; pulse generators; pulsed power supplies; HPM generation; atmospheric air; corona channels; high-speed electrons; spark channels; Corona; Generators; High power microwave generation; Impedance; Plasmas; Probes; Satellites; Corona- and spark-channel discharges; HPM generation; efficiency; resonant cavity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.2012.2191309
  • Filename
    6182589