Generating High-Power Microwaves With The Aurora Pulser

G. A. Huttlin; M. S. Bushell; D. P. Davis; D. C. Judy; M. S. Litz; N. R. Pereira; L. Smutek; D. M. Weidenheimer; F. J. Agee; W. M. Bollen

doi:10.1117/12.951769

25 July 1989 Generating High-Power Microwaves With The Aurora Pulser

G. A. Huttlin, M. S. Bushell, D. P. Davis, D. C. Judy, M. S. Litz, N. R. Pereira, L. Smutek, D. M. Weidenheimer, F. J. Agee, W. M. Bollen

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Proceedings Volume 1061, Microwave and Particle Beam Sources and Directed Energy Concepts; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.951769
Event: OE/LASE '89, 1989, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

A series of experiments is underway to utilize the virtual-cathode-driven oscillator as a source of high-power microwaves on Aurora. The most recent experiment launched 270 J per pulse to resistive terminations through eight radial waveguides, with the frequency in a band around 750 MHz. The highest power, ~10 GW in a short burst, was obtained with a second foil placed 0.5 m downstream of the anode. The peak power in a single waveguide exceeded 1 GW. This report compares the most recent measurements with those from previous experiments at Aurora and discusses the microwave extraction efficiency.

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G. A. Huttlin, M. S. Bushell, D. P. Davis, D. C. Judy, M. S. Litz, N. R. Pereira, L. Smutek, D. M. Weidenheimer, F. J. Agee, and W. M. Bollen "Generating High-Power Microwaves With The Aurora Pulser", Proc. SPIE 1061, Microwave and Particle Beam Sources and Directed Energy Concepts, (25 July 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.951769

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