DocumentCode
504122
Title
A compact high power microwave (HPM) source
Author
Baryshevsky, V.G. ; Borisevich, A.E. ; Gurinovich, A.A. ; Drobyshev, G Yu ; Molchanov, P.V. ; Senko, A.V.
Author_Institution
Res. Inst. for Nucl. Problems, Minsk, Belarus
fYear
2009
fDate
21-25 Sept. 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
4
Abstract
A compact high power microwave (HPM) source is reported. It generates short pulses by direct excitation of an antenna with a 300 kV Marx generator. Oil insulation is used to protect capacitor banks from breakdown, while discharge gaps are designed to work in air. The Marx generator risetime is less than 50 ns. The disk-cone antenna is also oil-insulated and operates in the self-breakdown regime. Radiated pulse has the duration about 2 ns and the spectrum from 800 MHz to 2 GHz. The HPM source is used for studying the vulnerability of computers and different electronic components.
Keywords
air gaps; antennas; discharges (electric); pulse generators; pulsed power supplies; Marx generator; air gaps; breakdowns; capacitor bank protection; discharge gaps; disk cone antenna; high power microwave source; oil insulation; Marx generator; high power microwave; pulsed power source;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Pulsed Power Conference, 2009 IET European
Conference_Location
Geneva
ISSN
0537-9989
Print_ISBN
978-1-84919-144-9
Type
conf
Filename
5332198
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