TY - GEN
T1 - Observation of Multipactor Effects in Space-Based RF Environments
AU - Shaw, Z.
AU - Esser, B.
AU - DIckens, J. C.
AU - Neuber, A. A.
N1 - Funding Information:
________________________________ This research was supported by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFOSR) under contract number FA9550-18-1-0062.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEE.
PY - 2018/6/24
Y1 - 2018/6/24
N2 - An experimental setup was designed and implemented for the study of the multipactor effect in a rectangular waveguide under high vacuum. The experiment and test piece were constructed using WR 284 waveguide sections operating at S-Band frequencies. Multipactor effects are to be detected via an Electron Multiplier Tube (EMT). The test setup includes sections of standard WR 284 waveguide which will be in line with a custom test piece. Design of the test setup incorporates a standard piece of waveguide with a custom steel collar which can be used to insert different tapers, and even periodic structures into the hollowed out broadside wall. A solid state RF transmitter with 2.8 kW peak power and a center frequency of 2.85 GHz is used to inject an RF signal into the test section.
AB - An experimental setup was designed and implemented for the study of the multipactor effect in a rectangular waveguide under high vacuum. The experiment and test piece were constructed using WR 284 waveguide sections operating at S-Band frequencies. Multipactor effects are to be detected via an Electron Multiplier Tube (EMT). The test setup includes sections of standard WR 284 waveguide which will be in line with a custom test piece. Design of the test setup incorporates a standard piece of waveguide with a custom steel collar which can be used to insert different tapers, and even periodic structures into the hollowed out broadside wall. A solid state RF transmitter with 2.8 kW peak power and a center frequency of 2.85 GHz is used to inject an RF signal into the test section.
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U2 - 10.1109/ICOPS35962.2018.9575386
DO - 10.1109/ICOPS35962.2018.9575386
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85118957133
T3 - IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science
BT - ICOPS 2018 - 45th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 45th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science, ICOPS 2018
Y2 - 24 June 2018 through 28 June 2018
ER -