Title :
Propagation of high power microwave pulses in air breakdown environment
Author :
Kuo, S.P. ; Mang, Y.S. ; Kossey, P.
Author_Institution :
Polytechnic University
Abstract :
A chamber experiment is conducted to study the propagation of high power microwave pulses through the the air. The Paschen breakdown condition has been determined. Two mechanisms responsible for two different degree of tail erosion have also been identified experimentally.
Keywords :
Atmosphere; Electric breakdown; Electromagnetic heating; Energy loss; Ionization; Microwave propagation; Plasma properties; Plasma waves; Probes; Tail;
Conference_Titel :
Millimeter Wave and Far-Infrared Technology, 1989. ICMWFT '89. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing, China
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-717-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICMWFT.1989.763804
