Title :
Multipactor analysis in parallel-plate waveguides loaded by a single dielectric slab
Author :
Sounas, A.L. ; Sorolla, E. ; Mattes, Michael
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Electromagn. & Acoust., Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
This paper studies the evolution of the multipactor discharge inside a parallel-plate waveguide partially loaded by a dielectric slab. The effect of static charges on the dielectric surface as well as of induced charges on the metallic plates are included. Results demonstrate that breakdown can be self-extinguishing, however, after passing through a saturation state.
Keywords :
dielectric waveguides; electrostatics; microwave switches; parallel plate waveguides; dielectric surface; metallic plates; multipactor analysis; multipactor discharge; parallel-plate waveguides; saturation state; single dielectric slab; static charges; Dielectrics; Discharges (electric); Loaded waveguides; Radio frequency; Slabs; Sociology; Surface waves; dielectrics; multipactor discharge; parallel plates; saturation; steady state;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
The Hague
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6902059
