High Power Microwaves from a Non-Isochronic Reflecting Electron System (NIRES).

Abstract

High-power microwave radiation of frequency 11 GHz and 36 HGz is observed when a 300 kV positive pulse is applied to an aluminized mylar anode of a reflex triode. The frequency of radiation varies as (square root of V)/(d to the n-th power), where V is the anode voltage, d the anode-cathode spacing and 0 < n < 1. The basic features of the radiation are explained by a theoretical model based on the energy dependence of the electron oscillation frequency.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA039846

Entities

People

  • Chris A. Kapetanakos
  • James R. Golden
  • Phillip A. Sprangle
  • R. A. Mahaffey

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Dispersion Relations
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • High Power Microwaves
  • Ions
  • Ka Band
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Microwave Frequency
  • Military Research
  • Radiation
  • Square Roots
  • X Band

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Space
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