Development of an Annular Electron Beam HPM Amplifier

Abstract

Experiments and computer simulations of annular electron beam powered microwave devices have been conducted, This work included the generation of an annular electron beam using the IMP pulser, the modulation of this beam via a two-cavity klystron-like amplifier, and the extraction or radiation of the microwave power. Results of computer simulations from several codes used to design the experiments and results of experiments on propagating the electron beam, injecting a magnetron signal into the two-cavity klystron-like amplifier via a vacuum coaxial line, and initial work on modulating the electron beam are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA286646

Entities

People

  • Charles E. Davis
  • James A. Wells
  • Kyle J. Hendricks
  • Lester A. Bowers
  • M. J. Arman
  • Michael D. Haworth
  • Robert C. Platt
  • Thomas A. Spencer
  • Walter R. Fayne

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Amplifiers
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Beams
  • Electron Emission
  • Electrons
  • Emission
  • Frequency
  • High Power Microwaves
  • Klystrons
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Modulation
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Simulations
  • Transmission Lines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics