Title :
High power microwave test stand for window and waveguide breakdown studies
Author :
Smith, J.D. ; Gahl, J.M. ; White, William M. ; Merewether, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. A high power microwave test stand has been constructed at the University of New Mexico in support of the Department of Energy´s Accelerator for the Production of Tritium (APT) program. The purpose of the test stand is to improve arc detection diagnostics (performance and/or cost) through an improved understanding of arc physics. The system is driven by a 850 MHz klystron that can deliver more than a MW of RF power for pulse durations of many milliseconds. A detailed description or the test stand will be presented as well as initial data describing window and waveguide breakdown phenomena.
Keywords :
arcs (electric); klystrons; plasma diagnostics; plasma filled waveguides; 1 MW; 850 MHz; APT program; Accelerator for the Production of Tritium; RF power; T; University of New Mexico; arc detection diagnostics; arc physics; high power microwave test stand; klystron; pulse durations; waveguide breakdown; window breakdown; Atmosphere; Bleaching; Chemical technology; Decontamination; Electric breakdown; Glow discharges; Plasma chemistry; Plasma temperature; Plasma waves; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 1998. 25th Anniversary. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts. 1998 IEEE International on
Conference_Location :
Raleigh, NC, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4792-7
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.1998.677864
