Design and Optimization of a Low-e mpedance Pulsed-Power Marx Generator to Drive High-Power Releativistic X-Band Magnetron

Author

Roybal, Marvin ; Abney, Mike ; Prasad, Sarita ; Fuks, Mikhail ; Buchenauer, Jerald ; Prestwich, Ken ; Gaudet, John ; Schamiloglu, Edl

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM

fYear

2006

fDate

14-18 May 2006

Firstpage

552

Lastpage

552

Abstract

In this paper, the design and optimization efforts aimed at reducing the intrinsic impedance of the Marx generator are discussed. By reducing the number of stages of the Marx´s electrical circuit from the presently configured 11-stage Marx to a 7-stage Marx the inductance can be significantly decreased. In order to provide power from the Marx generator to an X-band relativistic magnetron, a coaxial transmission line and a vacuum-insulator interface will be used and the results of the design will be discussed.

Keywords

magnetrons; pulse generators; pulsed power supplies; relativistic electron beam tubes; coaxial transmission line; high-power relativistic X-band magnetron; low- impedance pulsed-power Marx generator; vacuum-insulator interface; Design engineering; Design optimization; Drives; High power microwave generation; Impedance; Microwave oscillators; Power engineering computing; Pulse circuits; Pulse generation; Resistors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Modulator Symposium, 2006. Conference Record of the 2006 Twenty-Seventh International

Conference_Location

Arlington, VA

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0018-X

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0019-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MODSYM.2006.365309

Filename

4216261