Images from the development of a high-power microwave system

Thomas A. Holt; Andrew A. Young; Mohamed A. Elsayed; John W. Walter; Andreas A. Neuber; M. Kristiansen

doi:10.1109/TPS.2008.924487

Images from the development of a high-power microwave system

Thomas A. Holt, Andrew A. Young, Mohamed A. Elsayed, John W. Walter, Andreas A. Neuber, M. Kristiansen

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Abstract

A recently developed self-contained compact single-shot high-power microwave (HPM) system was tested and characterized. The explosive-driven system utilizes a reflex triode virtual cathode oscillator (vircator) as the HPM source. An open-shutter image acquired with a digital single-lens reflex camera during operation was used to show plasma development extending beyond the anode-cathode gap of the vircator. The plasma's self-emission is due to ionized material eroded and desorbed from both the cathode and the anode.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1414-1415
Number of pages	2
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
Volume	36
Issue number	4 PART 1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2008.924487
State	Published - Aug 2008

Keywords

Explosively driven pulsed power
Helical flux compression generator (HFCG)
Power conditioning
Vircator

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