Gigawatt Microwave Emission from a Relativistic Reflex Triode

Abstract

Single microwave bursts in X-band of 10-ns duration at gigawatt power levels have been obtained with the relativistic reflex triode. The associated relativistic space-charge oscillations have rich high-frequency content. The dominant radiated modes are determined by gap spacing, beam diameter, and gap voltage. The theory of the collective electron space-charge oscillations and the resultant microwave power spectrum is reviewed and compared with experiment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA090598

Entities

People

  • Alan Bromborsky
  • George P. Lasche
  • Henry B. Bruns
  • Howard E. Brandt
  • Richard A. Kehs

Organizations

  • Harry Diamond Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charge Density
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Emission
  • Electrons
  • Emission
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Military Research
  • Power Levels
  • Power Spectra
  • Pulsed Power
  • Radiation
  • United States Military Academy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster