Measurement of high-power microwave pulse under intense electromagnetic noise

Pramana

D Senthil Kumar²  S K Singh¹  M R Kulkarni¹  R Menon¹  K C Mittal¹  D P Chakravarthy¹  P C Saroj¹  K V Nagesh¹  R Venkateswaran²  Amitava Roy1¹ 

[1] Accelerator and Pulse Power Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India$$;Microwave Tube Research & Development Centre (MTRDC), Defence Research Development Organization (DRDO), BE Complex, Jalahalli P.O., Bangalore 560 013, India$$

关键词: Microwave generation;    microwave measurements;    electromagnetic interference;    electron beams;    noise measurements;    microwave devices;    microwave tubes.;   

DOI  :  

学科分类：物理（综合）

来源: Indian Academy of Sciences

【 摘 要 】

KALI-1000 pulse power system has been used to generate single pulse nanosecond duration high-power microwaves (HPM) from a virtual cathode oscillator (VIRCATOR) device. HPM power measurements were carried out using a transmitting–receiving system in the presence of intense high frequency (a few MHz) electromagnetic noise. Initially, the diode detector output signal could not be recorded due to the high noise level persisting in the ambiance. It was found that the HPM pulse can be successfully detected using wide band antenna, RF cable and diode detector set-up in the presence of significant electromagnetic noise. Estimated microwave peak power was ∼ 59.8 dBm (∼ 1 kW) at 7 m distance from the VIRCATOR window. Peak amplitude of the HPM signal varies on shot-to-shot basis. Duration of the HPM pulse (FWHM) also varies from 52 ns to 94 ns for different shots.

【 授权许可】

Unknown