DocumentCode :
81114
Title :
High-Power Compact 
-Band UHF Oscillator Based on Hollow Cathode Discharge
Author :
Bulychev, Sergey V. ; Dubinov, Alexander E. ; L´vov, Igor L. ; Sadovoy, Sergey A. ; Selemir, Victor D. ; Valiulina, Valeria K. ; Vyalykh, Dmitry V. ; Zhdanov, Victor S.
Author_Institution :
Russian Fed. Nucl. Center-All-Russian Sci. & Res. Inst. of Exp. Phys., Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Volume :
43
Issue :
6
fYear :
2015
fDate :
Jun-15
Firstpage :
1906
Lastpage :
1910
Abstract :
This paper describes a novel high-power ultra high frequency oscillator based on hollow cathode gas discharge. The oscillator generates the pulses with a carrier frequency of 380 MHz, power of 390 kW, and pulse duration of 450 ns. The oscillator has been tested in a pulsed-periodical regime with a pulse repetition rate of 2.5 kHz. The lifetime of the oscillator is 107 pulses. The oscillator has been tested for operation into radiating three-element array of dipole antennas. These tests showed the oscillator and antenna array compliance.
Keywords :
UHF oscillators; dipole antenna arrays; glow discharges; power integrated circuits; dipole antennas array; frequency 2.5 kHz; frequency 380 MHz; high-power compact P-band UHF oscillator; high-power ultra high frequency oscillator; hollow cathode gas discharge; power 390 kW; pulse repetition rate; pulsed-periodical regime; time 450 ns; Antenna arrays; Arrays; Cathodes; Dipole antennas; Discharges (electric); Oscillators; Physics; $P$ -band ultra high frequency (UHF) oscillator; Antenna array; P-band ultra high frequency (UHF) oscillator.; hollow cathode discharge; impedance transformer;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0093-3813
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2015.2432069
Filename :
7114329
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