Charging of the Traveling Wave Resonator of the Microwave Compressor by a Relativistic S-Band Magnetron

Author

Sayapin, A. ; Levin, A. ; Krasik, Yakov E.

Author_Institution

Phys. Dept., Technion - Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel

Volume

41

Issue

9

fYear

2013

fDate

Sept. 2013

Firstpage

2506

Lastpage

2509

Abstract

The charging of the traveling wave resonator (TWR) of a microwave compressor by a relativistic S-band magnetron that generates microwave pulses with power ≤ 250 MW and duration of ~ 100 ns is described. The short pulse duration determining the resonator charging time and traveling electromagnetic wave increases the electric strength of the resonator. The short duration of the input pulse determines the coupling and Q-factor of the TWR, and it is not necessary to apply an interference switch for energy release. A scheme for releasing energy at a microwave power of ≥ 1 GW using a ferrite circulator is discussed.

Keywords

Q-factor; compressors; electric strength; ferrite circulators; magnetrons; microwave resonators; Q-factor; TWR; electric strength; energy release; ferrite circulator; microwave compressor; microwave pulses; relativistic S-band magnetron; resonator charging time; short pulse duration; traveling electromagnetic wave; traveling wave resonator; Circulators; Interference; Magnetic resonance; Microwave antennas; Phase shifters; Plasmas; High-power microwave compressor; relativistic magnetrons;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPS.2013.2275993

Filename

6578547