TY - GEN
T1 - Pulsed ring-down source array
AU - Myers, A.
AU - Walter, J.
AU - Dickens, J.
AU - Kristiansen, M.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - A pulsed ring-down source array (PRDS), also called a Resonant Antenna-Source System, is a robust high-power transient RF transmitter that provides substantial power in the far field region. In a typical PRDS, a high potential is stored in the device structure and discharged through a switch, generating a damped ringing radiated waveform. Using an array of PRDS antennas, the radiated far field power density can be increased far beyond that possible with a single source. The array's performance is dependent on the individual antenna elements, along with the main switch triggering jitter and the jitter of the trigger source. The array being tested is composed of four antennas spaced a quarter wavelength apart from one another in a straight line. The PRDS element is a half coaxial monopole antenna tuned for 100MHz. The switch used is a custom made trigatron spark gap pressurized up to 100 PSI of N2. The results presented from a working example of a PRDS array will enable future development of the system.
AB - A pulsed ring-down source array (PRDS), also called a Resonant Antenna-Source System, is a robust high-power transient RF transmitter that provides substantial power in the far field region. In a typical PRDS, a high potential is stored in the device structure and discharged through a switch, generating a damped ringing radiated waveform. Using an array of PRDS antennas, the radiated far field power density can be increased far beyond that possible with a single source. The array's performance is dependent on the individual antenna elements, along with the main switch triggering jitter and the jitter of the trigger source. The array being tested is composed of four antennas spaced a quarter wavelength apart from one another in a straight line. The PRDS element is a half coaxial monopole antenna tuned for 100MHz. The switch used is a custom made trigatron spark gap pressurized up to 100 PSI of N2. The results presented from a working example of a PRDS array will enable future development of the system.
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U2 - 10.1109/IPMHVC.2010.5958326
DO - 10.1109/IPMHVC.2010.5958326
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:80051748968
SN - 9781424471294
T3 - Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference, IPMHVC 2010
SP - 190
EP - 193
BT - Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference, IPMHVC 2010
T2 - 2010 IEEE International Power Modulator and High Voltage Conference, IPMHVC 2010
Y2 - 23 May 2010 through 27 May 2010
ER -