PROJECT MAPOLE (MAGNETIC DIPOLE SPARK TRANSMITTER)

Abstract

The report describes theoretical and experimental work on the development of a VHF high-power closed-ring spark transmitter, a device theoretically capable of producing gigawatt peak powers in the nanosecond pulse- length region. The investigation and the report were conveniently divided into three distinct, though interrelated, categories: First, the theoretical aspects of transmitter performance; second, an investigation of certain aspects of spark-gap performance germane to the entire undertaking; finally, the construction and experimental evaluation of the complete transmitter.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 22, 1967
Accession Number
AD0656706

Entities

People

  • Marcel P. Fraser

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Capacitance
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Dielectrics
  • Electrical Resistance
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Energy Storage
  • Energy Transfer
  • High Voltage
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Power Supplies
  • Space Charge
  • Ultraviolet Radiation

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  • Electrical Engineering
  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design