Study of Active Microwave Compressors Excited by Magnicon Radiation at a Frequency of 11.4 GHz |
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| Authors: | A. L. Vikharev A. M. Gorbachev O. A. Ivanov V. A. Isaev S. V. Kuzikov J. L. Hirshfield O. A. Nezhevenko S. H. Gold A. K. Kinkead |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Institute of Applied Physics, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia;(2) Department of Physics, Yale University, USA;(3) Omega-P, Inc., New Haven, USA;(4) Plasma Physics Division, US Naval Research Laboratory, USA |
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| Abstract: | We present the results of a study of single-channel and two-channel compressors of microwave pulses, operated at a frequency of 11.4 GHz, in which a high-Q factor storing resonator and a novel plasma switch are used. In the single-channel compressor excited by magnicon radiation at a frequency of 11.4 GHz, 24-MW pulses have been obtained for a compression ratio equal to 8. In the two-channel compressor, coherent composition of pulses with the use of a 3-dB directional coupler has been demonstrated. Compressed pulses with powers of 9 to 11 MW and durations of 50 to 60 ns have been obtained at the incident-power level 1–1.5 MW, which corresponded to the compression ratio k = 8–9.3. |
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