Feasibility Study of Axially- Extracted Virtual Cathode Oscillator

In this paper, we have analyzed the design parameters of the axially - extracted virtual cathode oscillator, which is high-power microwave source based on the concept of the virtual cathode associated with the intense relativistic electrons beam oscillations in the electrostatic potential well. The microwave emission by the virtual cathode oscillator results from both the space and time oscillations of virtual cathode and reflexing electrons trapped in the potential well between the virtual and real cathodes. In the X-band frequency spectrum 700 MW microwave peak power has been obtained analytically by the solid electron beam of 300 kV and 20 kA for feasible design parameters. The analysis has been performed by 2-dimensional, relativistic, electromagnetic particle-in-cell simulation code XOOPIC.     

A high power microwave vircator with an enhanced efficiency

A radially extracted vircator (virtual-cathode oscillator) with two identical opposite output ports is presented. The microwave modes propagating inside the WR650 output rectangular waveguide are determined by the calibrated E-probes lined up in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the WR650 waveguide. Velvet-covered cathodes are used to emit electrons. Several diameters of velvet are chosen to see how the emitting area effects microwave generation. Evidence of virtual cathode formation, onset of electron reflexing, and simultaneous microwave emission are discussed. This vircator is found to have the capability of generating a maximum 1.4 GW microwave pulse with the dominant frequency at 8.2 GHz. The radiation pattern is dominated by the TE₁₀ mode and the instantaneous efficiency for producing this microwave pulse is around 6±0.8%. Simple E-probes are applied to pick up the microwave signals inside the WR650 output rectangular waveguide     

轴向提取矩形波导TE10模虚阴极振荡器

 轴向提取矩形波导TE₁₀模虚阴极振荡器可以不需要模式转换器或弯曲过渡波导而直接通过天线轴向辐射微波，从而使微波源及其辐射系统更加紧凑。粒子模拟结果表明，在400 keV，8.9 kA的束流条件下，轴向提取矩形波导TE₁₀模虚阴极振荡器在2.12 GHz处可以获得功率为500 MW的高功率微波输出，功率效率为14%，频率、模式纯净。这些结果为相同波段同类装置的小型化提供了一条可能的技术途径。     

Operational features and microwave characteristics of the VircatorII experiment

The Vircator II oscillating virtual-cathode microwave source operates with diode voltages between 600 and 800 kV and diode current between 50 and 120 kA. Maximal microwave output power between 200 and 500 MW is achieved when the diode aspect ratio, cathode surface, charge voltage, and extraction coupling are arranged to simultaneously (1) maximize diode voltage, (2) satisfy magnetic insulation criteria, (3) avoid nonuniform or unstable electron emission, and (4) optimize microwave transmission from the virtual cathode to the launching antenna. Broadband radiation between 0.4 and 5.5 GHz is generated. The central frequency follows the beam plasma frequency. It is tuned by varying the current density with anode-cathode gap adjustments     

虚阴极振荡激励高功率微波的数值模拟

模拟了轴对称虚阴极振荡器产生微波的过程。根据实验装置的特点,建立了理想的物理模型。从物理学的基本规律出发,用CIC方法编制了二维空间、三个动量分量的2 1/2维、全电磁、相对论性的数值模拟程序。选择柱状电子束进行模拟,获得了正确的计算结果和清晰的物理图象,并对计算结果作了分析。     

Extraction of acoustic normal mode depth functions using vertical line array data

A method for extracting the normal modes of acoustic propagation in the shallow ocean from sound recorded on a vertical line array (VLA) of hydrophones as a source travels nearby is presented. The mode extraction is accomplished by performing a singular value decomposition (SVD) of individual frequency components of the signal's temporally averaged, spatial cross-spectral density matrix. The SVD produces a matrix containing a mutually orthogonal set of basis functions, which are proportional to the depth-dependent normal modes, and a diagonal matrix containing the singular values, which are proportional to the modal source excitations and mode eigenvalues. The conditions under which the method is expected to work are found to be (1) sufficient depth sampling of the propagating modes by the VLA receivers; (2) sufficient source-VLA range sampling, and (3) sufficient range interval traversed by the source. The mode extraction method is applied to data from the Area Characterization Test II, conducted in September 1993 in the Hudson Canyon Area off the New Jersey coast. Modes are successfully extracted from cw tones recorded while (1) the source traveled along a range-independent track with constant bathymetry and (2) the source traveled up-slope with gradual changes in bathymetry. In addition, modes are successfully extracted at multiple frequencies from ambient noise.     

The Study of a Reflex Oscillator Used to Generate High-Power Microwaves

The operation of a high-power short-pulse microwave generator is being studied both experimentally and computationally. The device is a reflex triode which uses a real and a virtual cathode. The operating voltage is 500 kV with an electrical power input of 18 GW and a microwave output power of 200-300 MW at frequencies ranging from 6 to 9 GHz for up to 50 ns. Microwave power is extracted axially in an 85-mm-diameter waveguide with an overall efficiency of 1.5 percent. We will discuss the effects of electron beam quality on output efficiency. Temporal behavior of the output shows a frequency chirping with time which can be related to the voltage and current profiles. Comparing the microwave output at 900 shows azimuthal symmetry. Oscillator behavior when immersed in an external magnetic field, with field strength ranges from 0 to 1.2 kG, will be discussed. Also, computer simulations show that, although the virtual-cathode and reflexing-electron frequencies can be different, a frequency locking can occur, resulting in a purer frequency spectrum with a higher power. Simulations at 2 MeV show microwave output efficiencies of up to 4 percent with peak powers approaching 10 GW.     

Numerical study of chaotic oscillations in the electron beam with virtual cathode in the external non-uniform magnetic fields

In this Letter the results of theoretical investigations of the chaotic microwave oscillator based on the electron beam with a virtual cathode are presented. Nonlinear non-stationary processes in these electron systems are studied by means of numerical analysis of 2.5D model. It was discovered that the non-uniform external magnetic field value controls the dynamical regime of oscillations in the virtual cathode oscillator. The processes of the chaotization of output microwave radiation are described and interpreted from the point of view of the formation and interaction of electron structures (bunches) in the electron beams. The numerical results have shown that the investigated electron system with virtual cathode could be considered as a promising controlled source of wideband chaotic oscillations in the microwave range.     

墙体对微波脉冲的衰减特性

 研究墙体对微波脉冲的衰减特性，测量了微波脉冲垂直入射墙体后的脉冲信号，经过计算得到普通砖混墙、普通钢筋混凝土墙、钢筋网混凝土墙对窄带微波和超宽带微波的衰减值；分析了微波脉冲穿越不同墙体的频谱变化。研究结果表明，普通钢筋混凝土墙和普通砖混墙对窄带微波脉冲的衰减为0.342～0.699 dB/cm，对超宽带信号的衰减为0.134～0.183 dB/cm。钢筋网混凝土墙（厚65 cm）对超宽带信号的衰减较大（29.07～45.79 dB），同时使穿透墙体的超宽带信号频率分布向高频位移。     

光阴极注入器超导加速腔集成实验研究

 光阴极超导加速器实验系统由四倍频Nd：YAG锁模激光器、Cs₂Te光阴极、2+1/2微波电子枪、L波段3.5MW脉冲微波源,1.3GHz单腔超导铌腔,500W连续微波源,超导腔束管耦合器,4.2K低温恒温容器,液氦制冷系统,同步控制系统,束流参数诊断,真空系统等构成。2001年6月在中物院进行了光阴极超导加速器原理性实验,测得超导加速段能量增益0.58MeV,微脉冲束流强度0.1A,取得了预期的实验结果。     

空气中空心阴极不同放电模式下的发光特性

为了进一步揭示空心阴极放电中放电模式的转换机制,特别是空心阴极放电过程中自脉冲的形成机理,利用柱型空心阴极放电结构,在空气环境下研究了放电处于不同模式时的发光特性。测量得到了不同放电模式下的伏安特性曲线、放电发光图像、自脉冲阶段的脉冲波形等。实验结果表明随着放电电流的增加放电分为汤生放电模式、自脉冲放电模式、正常辉光放电模式和反常辉光放电模式。虽然所用电源为直流电源,但在自脉冲放电阶段电流和电压随时间呈周期性变化。实验结果表明在不同的放电模式下具有不同的发光特性。在由汤生放电转换为自脉冲放电模式和由自脉冲模式转换为正常辉光放电模式过程中,放电腔的径向中心处和轴向孔口附近均存在光强的突变。实验同时在200～700 nm范围内测量得到了不同电流时的发射光谱。结果表明发射光谱主要集中在330～450 nm,主要包括氮分子的第二正带系(C3Π_u→B3Π_g )和氮分子离子的第一负带系（B2Σ+_u→X2Σ+_g）。其中氮分子离子第一负带系具有较强的发射光谱。由于B2Σ+_u激发电位较高,因此该谱带较强发射光谱的存在表明空心阴极放电较其他放电形式更容易获得高激发态粒子和高能量电子。在650～700 nm附近存在一弱的发光谱带,主要为氮分子的第一正带发射谱（B3Π_g→A3Σ+_u）。在此基础上根据双原子光谱发射理论,结合氮分子第二正带系的三组顺序组带：Δν=-1,-2和-3,利用玻尔兹曼斜率法计算得到了不同放电模式下氮气的分子振动温度。结果表明在实验电流范围内分子振动温度在3 300 K左右,随着电流的增加而升高,并且在自脉冲消失时存在一突变迅速增强。由于电子能量、电子密度与分子振动温度密切相关,因此该结果也表明随着放电电流的增加电子平均能量和电子密度不断增加,当脉冲消失时,电子平均能量和电子密度出现跃变升高。最后,对空心阴极放电中自脉冲的形成机理进行了讨论,结果表明自脉冲放电源于放电模式的转换。     

A microsecond-pulse-length, frequency-stabilized virtual-cathodeoscillator using a resonant cavity

Experiments at the microsecond pulse length have demonstrated that the virtual-cathode oscillator generates narrowband (0.3% bandwidth) microwave pulses when the virtual cathode is surrounded by a resonant cavity and is driven by an appropriate electron beam. This result is a significant departure from the behavior of a free-running virtual-cathode oscillator where the frequency depends on the (current density)^1/2. The long-pulse experimental results are described     

Electron-cyclotron-resonance plasma heating with broadband microwave radiation: Anomalous effects

Affects of microwave bandwidth on the high-charge-states of ion beams extracted from a conventional minimum-B-geometry ECR ion source are first demonstrated. The high-charge-state intensities, produced with broadband microwave radiation are observed to be factors ?2 than those produced with narrow bandwidth microwave radiation at the same power level.     

一种紧凑型宽带高功率微波源设计与测试研究

设计了一款体积紧凑、工作在特高频波段的宽带高功率微波源,系统利用24 V蓄电池供电,Marx发生器作为驱动源,采用四分之一波长开关振荡器调制产生宽带电磁脉冲,激励高功率微带平板天线辐射,测试结果显示系统工作中心频率为425 MHz,远场辐射场强-距离积峰峰值为91.5 kV@1 m,该微波源体积尺寸为871 mm×370 mm×330 mm,含电池质量小于43 kg,拓展了宽带高功率微波技术在无人机、机器人等平台的应用前景。     

High-Power Microwave Generation from a Large-Orbit Gyrotron in Vane and Hole-and-Slot Conducting Wall Geometries

The production of high-power microwave radiation from a large-orbit gyrotron in azimuthally periodic boundary systems is studied theoretically and experimentally. Linear growth rates are calculated for the 2? modes of magnetron-like vane resonator (VR) and hole- and-slot resonator (HASR) systems using a general growth-rate formalism. The experiment involves the interaction of a 2.3-MeV, 1-2-kA, 5-ns rotating electron layer with two different periodic structures. About 500 MW is produced in Ku band with a 20-slot VR system and about 300 MW is produced in X band with a 10-slot HASR system. The relative merits of both types of systems are discussed.     

同轴虚阴极谐振效应研究

中国工程物理研究院应用电子学研究所的一些实验表明由阳极反射板、阳极网和阴极发射的电子束形成的环状虚阴极围成的准谐振腔是决定同轴虚阴极输出微波功率和传输模式的关键所在. 在二极管电压350kV，电流23kA条件下，获得了500MW的微波输出功率，能量转换效率约6.2％，工作频率3.3GHz，输出微波主要由TM₀₁模式和TE₁₁模式组成. 对同轴虚阴极的谐振效应进行了分析. 关键词： 高功率微波 同轴虚阴极 谐振腔 模式竞争     

L波段全腔提取轴向输出相对论磁控管设计

设计了一种全腔提取轴向输出相对论磁控管。在模工作的N腔磁控管中, 该结构利用磁耦合的方式通过两个相邻谐振腔在一个扇形波导内激励起TE11模, 然后再由N/2个相位相同的扇形波导TE11模沿轴向向外传输。对L波段全腔提取轴向输出磁控管进行了仿真设计, 在600 kV, 6.3 kA的条件下, 获得1.89 GW微波输出, 功率转换效率50%, 微波频率1.57 GHz。该结构在径向方向上仅增加一个扇形波导厚度, 便于实现相对论磁控管的紧凑、高效设计。     

L波段微波脉冲对微型计算机的辐照效应实验

 在L波段使用1.3 GHz载波频率的微波脉冲辐照微型计算机主板，通过改变脉冲宽度、重复频率和脉冲串长度等参数，实验研究了微波脉冲辐照导致微型计算机失去响应的功率阈值的变化规律，讨论了L波段微波脉冲辐射的积累效应。实验结果表明：当微波脉冲宽度增加时，微波功率阈值下降；当微波脉冲重复频率升高时，微波功率阈值呈下降趋势；在固定重复频率的条件下，微波脉冲数目的增加也会导致微波功率阈值的下降；微波脉冲功率阈值始终小于连续波微波的功率阈值。当微波脉冲间隔时间较长或者脉冲宽度较宽时，微波功率阈值由单个微波脉冲的参数确定，与脉冲重复频率没有明显关系。利用假设的微波脉冲辐射积累效应，可以定性解释和分析微波脉冲辐照微型计算机实验中功率阈值变化的趋势。