The High Power Microwave Facility: Orion
Abstract
The Orion high power microwave facility was designed and constructed by Physics International (PI), San Leandro, California, USA, to a design specification which arose within the UK. This presentation will provide an overview of the HPM system capabilities. Orion is capable of generating HPM radiation across a continuous tuneable bandwidth of 1.07GHz to 3.00GHz. This is achieved via four tuneable magnetrons each capable of operating over a 30% bandwidth via a proprietary tuning technique developed by PI. To meet the requirements of the UK specification, Orion is capable of generating typically +300MW of RF power over the entire operating band. With a magnetron efficiency between 10% to 20%, the pulsed power system has been designed to deliver 5GW of electrical power into the 50 ohm magnetron load. The operational principles of the HPM system will be described, highlighting the versatility of the source in four key areas; frequency of operation, output power, pulse duration and pulse repetition frequency. The key characteristics of the source are listed in table 1.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA479040
Entities
People
- Brian A. Kerr
- Mark I. Harbour
- Stephen N. Spark
- Steve C. Douglas