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
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