Multi-frequency recirculating planar magnetrons
Abstract
The multi-frequency recirculating planar magnetron (MFRPM) is the first magnetron capable of simultaneous generation of significantly different output frequencies (1 and 2 GHz) in a single operating pulse. Design and simulation of a prototype MFRPM were followed by hardware fabrication and experimental verification using the Michigan Electron Long Beam Accelerator with a Ceramic insulator at −300 kV, 1–5 kA, and 0.14–0.23 T axial magnetic field. Preliminary results demonstrated simultaneous generation of microwave pulses near 1 GHz and 2 GHz at powers up to 44 MW and 21 MW, respectively, with peak total efficiencies up to 9%.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Aug 15, 2016
- Source ID
- 10.1063/1.4961070
Entities
People
- David Simon
- Geoffrey B. Greening
- Nicholas Jordan
- Ronald Gilgenbach
- Steven C Exelby
- Y. Y. Lau
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- University of Michigan