Active microwave pulse compressors employing oversized resonators and distributed plasma switches

Journal Article · Mon Jul 12 00:00:00 EDT 1999 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.58879· OSTI ID:21205444

Vikharev, A L; Gorbachev, A M; Ivanov, O A; Isaev, V A; Kusikov, S V; Kolysko, A L; Litvak, A G; Petelin, M I ^[1]; Hirshfield, J L ^[2]

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1. Institute of Applied Physics, Nizhny Novgorod, 603600 (Russian Federation)
2. Omega-P, Inc. 202008 Yale Station, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-2008 and Department of Physics, Yale University, POB 8120, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8120 (United States)

Principles and preliminary design considerations for microwave pulse compressors using electrically-switched Bragg reflectors were presented by Petelin, Vikharev and Hirshfield at AAC'96. This paper presents results of experiments to study performance of several proto-type designs of such compressors. In moderate-power tests using a plasma-switched TE{sub 011} cavity as the active element, a 25 nsec, 1.8 MW output pulse was realized, corresponding to a peak power gain of 20:1, with an energy efficiency of 30%. A high-power prototype of a 60% energy efficient compressor is under construction that is designed to yield a 100 nsec. 100 MW output pulse with a peak power gain of 17:1. Details of this design are described.

• OSTI ID: 21205444
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 472, Issue 1; Conference: 8. workshop on advanced accelerator concepts, Baltimore, MD (United States), 6-11 Jul 1998; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.58879; (c) 1999 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PEAK LOAD
PERFORMANCE
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