Title :
Energetic electron/ion flow and microwave radiation during POS operation
Author :
Krasik, Ya E. ; Dunaevsky, A. ; Felsteiner, J. ; Goyer, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Technion-Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
fDate :
6/20/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Results of experimental investigations of high-energy election/ion beam generation and transportation in the region downstream of a submicrosecond plasma opening switch (Ipos⩽35 kA, τ 1/4≅300 ns) are presented. Experiments were carried out with different loads: short-circuit, high-impedance, and planar electron diode. It is shown that the electron/ion beam appearance in the region downstream of the POS load occurs almost simultaneously with the beginning of the inductive voltage, independently of the type of load. Generation of high-power microwave radiation (fmw⩽10 GHz, Pmw⩽200 MW) was observed for all types of loads
Keywords :
electron beams; electron sources; ion beams; ion sources; microwave generation; plasma production; plasma switches; 0 to 10 GHz; 0 to 200 MW; 0 to 35 kA; POS operation; energetic electron/ion flow; high-energy election/ion beam generation; high-impedance; high-power microwave radiation; microwave radiation; planar electron diode; short-circuit; submicrosecond plasma opening switch; Diodes; Electron beams; High power microwave generation; Ion beams; Microwave generation; Nominations and elections; Plasma transport processes; Switches; Transportation; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
High-Power Particle Beams, 1998. BEAMS '98. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Haifa
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4287-9
DOI :
10.1109/BEAMS.1998.822411
