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Title: Microwave transient analyzer

Abstract

A method and apparatus for capturing and recording indications of frequency content of electromagnetic signals and radiation is disclosed including a laser light source (12) and a Bragg cell (14) for deflecting a light beam (22) at a plurality of deflection angles (36) dependent upon frequency content of the signal. A streak camera (26) and a microchannel plate intensifier (28) are used to project Bragg cell (14) output onto either a photographic film (32) or a charge coupled device (CCD) imager (366). Timing markers are provided by a comb generator (50) and a one shot generator (52), the outputs of which are also routed through the streak camera (26) onto the film (32) or the CCD imager (366). Using the inventive method, the full range of the output of the Bragg cell (14) can be recorded as a function of time.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1];  [2]
  1. Santa Fe, NM
  2. Los Alamos, NM
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Energy and E.G. & G. Energy Measurements
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
868555
Patent Number(s):
5166598
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36; AC08-88NV10617
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
microwave; transient; analyzer; method; apparatus; capturing; recording; indications; frequency; content; electromagnetic; signals; radiation; disclosed; including; laser; light; source; 12; bragg; cell; 14; deflecting; beam; 22; plurality; deflection; angles; 36; dependent; signal; streak; camera; 26; microchannel; plate; intensifier; 28; output; photographic; film; 32; charge; coupled; device; ccd; imager; 366; timing; markers; provided; comb; generator; 50; shot; 52; outputs; routed; inventive; range; recorded; function; time; channel plate; electromagnetic signals; streak camera; charge coupled; coupled device; light source; light beam; laser light; microchannel plate; disclosed including; electromagnetic signal; frequency content; inventive method; photographic film; comb generator; bragg cell; ccd imager; /324/359/

Citation Formats

Gallegos, Cenobio H, Ogle, James W, and Stokes, John L. Microwave transient analyzer. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
Gallegos, Cenobio H, Ogle, James W, & Stokes, John L. Microwave transient analyzer. United States.
Gallegos, Cenobio H, Ogle, James W, and Stokes, John L. Wed . "Microwave transient analyzer". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868555.
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