Pulsed beamless High Power Microwave (HPM) source with integrated antenna

Author

Somov, V.A. ; Tkach, Yu. ; Mironenko, S.A. ; Altgilbers, L. ; Tkach, Ya.

Author_Institution

Inst. For Electromagn. Res. Ltd., Kharkiv, Ukraine

fYear

2013

fDate

16-21 June 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

A self-contained High Power Microwave (HPM) source with a peak power of 2.2 GW in the frequency range of 150-550 MHz is addressed. This source utilizes a coaxial electrodynamic structure, excited by two precisely synchronized high-pressure spark gaps. A Transverse Electromagnetic (TEM) horn antenna is used to direct and focus the HPM radiation. A field pattern converter, doubling as an impedance matching device, is used for matching the TEM-horn antenna to the electrodynamic structure. The field pattern converter and impedance matching device is integrated with a TEM-horn antenna. This design reduces the overall HPM source length (including antenna) to 165 cm and the diameter to 152 mm.

Keywords

convertors; electrodynamics; horn antennas; impedance matching; microwave antennas; spark gaps; PM radiation; TEM horn antenna; coaxial electrodynamic structure; electrodynamic structure; field pattern converter; frequency 150 MHz to 550 MHz; impedance matching device; integrated antenna; power 2.2 GW; pulsed beamless high power microwave source; self-contained HPM source; size 152 mm; size 165 cm; synchronized high-pressure spark gaps; transverse electromagnetic horn antenna; Antenna radiation patterns; Capacitors; Electrodynamics; Impedance matching; Microwave antennas; Radio frequency;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pulsed Power Conference (PPC), 2013 19th IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

ISSN

2158-4915

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PPC.2013.6627451

Filename

6627451