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RF Breakdown of the Resonant Reflector in a Relativistic Backward Wave Oscillator.
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IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science . Apr2018, Vol. 46 Issue 4, Part 2, p900-908. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Radio frequency (RF) breakdown can result in pulse shortening and severely limits the performance of high-power microwave (HPM) generators. In this paper, the initial stage of RF breakdown in HPM generators with a strong external guiding magnetic field has been carefully analyzed. It is thought that the initial breakdown process involves electron emission induced by an intense local field, electron acceleration in the electric field, and electron bombardment on the structure’s surfaces. Strong external guiding magnetic fields play a key role in the RF breakdown process of HPM generators. They concentrate the impact energy and make it more destructive. To suppress RF breakdown, feasible solutions include lowering the local field strength, decreasing the energy of the field-emitted electrons obtained from the RF field, reducing the deposited energy density, and improving the material’s resistance to electron bombardment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00933813
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 4, Part 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 129949587
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2018.2810209