Preliminary experimental investigation of an X-band Cerenkov-type high power microwave oscillator without guiding magnetic field

Among high power microwave (HPM) generators without guiding magnetic field, Cerenkov-type oscillator is expected to achieve a relatively high efficiency, which has already been realized in X-band in our previous simulation work. This paper presents the preliminary experimental investigations into an...

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Veröffentlicht in:Review of scientific instruments 2017-02, Vol.88 (2), p.024708-024708
Hauptverfasser: Guo, Liming, Shu, Ting, Li, Zhiqiang, Ju, Jinchuan, Fang, Xiaoting
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Zusammenfassung:Among high power microwave (HPM) generators without guiding magnetic field, Cerenkov-type oscillator is expected to achieve a relatively high efficiency, which has already been realized in X-band in our previous simulation work. This paper presents the preliminary experimental investigations into an X-band Cerenkov-type HPM oscillator without guiding magnetic field. Based on the previous simulation structure, some modifications regarding diode structure were made. Different cathode structures and materials were tested in the experiments. By using a ring-shaped graphite cathode, microwave of about one hundred megawatt level was generated with a pure center frequency of 9.14 GHz, and an efficiency of about 1.3%. As analyzed in the paper, some practical issues reduce the efficiency in experiments, such as real features of the electron beam, probable breakdown regions on the cathode surface which can damage the diode, and so forth.
ISSN:0034-6748
1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/1.4975831