Interest in high power microwave research
- Air Force Phillips Lab., Kirtland, NM (United States). Electromagnetics Sources Division
- Directed Technologies Inc., Arlington, VA (United States)
A general discussion of the goals the DOD has for High Power Microwave (HPM) research will be presented, as well as some of the current research on HPM being conducted at the Air Force Phillips Laboratory. This will include a brief introduction to HPM, comparisons to other technologies (such as Nuclear EMP, and Lasers), current state-of-the-art in HPM devices, and current estimate of technology needed. Broad objectives and the focus for the Army, Navy, Air Force, BMDO, and DNA programs will also be discussed. A snapshot of the current level of funding for each of the services/agencies will be presented. A brief look at the Joint Directors of Laboratories HPM organization among the services/agencies also will be presented. In addition, HPM interest by other countries will be briefly discussed. The current experimental and theoretical research being conducted at the Phillips Lab into advanced high power sources will be reviewed, including: the annular beam amplifier (ABA); the gyrotron-backward-wave oscillator (Gyro-BWO); the radial acceletron (RA); the multi-wave cerenkov generator (MWCG); and the split-cavity oscillator (SCO).
- OSTI ID:
- 63057
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940604--; ISBN 0-7803-2006-9
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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