Abstract
Effects of the microwave magnetic field on window breakdown were investigated at the upstream and downstream side of a dielectric interface. Simple trajectory calculations of secondary electrons in an rf field show significant forward motion of electrons parallel to the microwave direction of propagation. The Lorentz-force due to the microwave magnetic field on high-energy secondary electrons might substantially influence the standard multipactor mechanism. As a result, the breakdown power level for the downstream side of a window would be higher than for the upstream side. This was tested utilizing an S-band travelling wave resonant ring, powered by a 3 MW magnetron at 2.85 GHz, leading to a total power greater than 60 MW.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 229 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science |
| State | Published - 1999 |
| Event | The 26th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science (ICOPS99) - Monterey, CA, USA Duration: Jun 20 1999 → Jun 24 1999 |