High-Power Microwave Source Cross-Calibration/Diagnostics.

Abstract

A high-power microwave (HPM) cross-calibration diagnostic package has been designed, constructed, and fielded on the DNA HPM source, Vircator I, at Physics International Company. The diagnostic was designed to measure HPM energy, peak power, pulse shape, frequency, and mode. The energy is measured with a homodyne detector with 350 ps rise-time response, time-resolved frequency is measured with a heterodyne detector, and mode measurements are obtained with a leaky-pipe radiator. The source operated and was diagnosed in the 8-12 GHz frequency range. Representative results are presented for 64 cross-calibration shots.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 04, 1986
Accession Number
ADA190865

Entities

People

  • Jeffry M. Bulson
  • W. M. Bollen

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Bandwidth
  • C Band
  • Demodulation
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Far Field
  • Frequency Bands
  • Frequency Response
  • High Power Microwaves
  • Insertion Loss
  • Local Oscillators
  • Measurement
  • Power Dividers
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Lasers