Multigigawatt microwave generation by use of a virtual cathode oscillator driven by a 1–2 MV electron beam
- 1 July 1987
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 62 (1) , 75-78
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.339163
Abstract
Microwave power generated by a virtual cathode oscillator is measured using independent diagnostics to levels exceeding 4 GW at 6.5 GHz. Variation of the cathode radius is shown to have little effect on the oscillation frequency, however, changing the anode–cathode gap is shown to have a strong effect on the frequency. Electron beam power to microwave power conversion efficiency is measured at 3.3%.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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