High-Power Compact P -Band UHF Oscillator Based on Hollow Cathode Discharge

This paper describes a novel high-power ultra high frequency oscillator based on hollow cathode gas discharge. The oscillator generates the pulses with a carrier frequency of 380 MHz, power of 390 kW, and pulse duration of 450 ns. The oscillator has been tested in a pulsed-periodical regime with a p...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on plasma science 2015-06, Vol.43 (6), p.1906-1910
Main Authors: Bulychev, Sergey V., Dubinov, Alexander E., L'vov, Igor L., Sadovoy, Sergey A., Selemir, Victor D., Valiulina, Valeria K., Vyalykh, Dmitry V., Zhdanov, Victor S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antenna array
Antenna arrays
Antennas
Arrays
Cathodes
Dipole antennas
Discharge
Discharges (electric)
hollow cathode discharge
impedance transformer
Oscillators
P-band ultra high frequency (UHF) oscillator
Physics
Plasma
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Summary:This paper describes a novel high-power ultra high frequency oscillator based on hollow cathode gas discharge. The oscillator generates the pulses with a carrier frequency of 380 MHz, power of 390 kW, and pulse duration of 450 ns. The oscillator has been tested in a pulsed-periodical regime with a pulse repetition rate of 2.5 kHz. The lifetime of the oscillator is 10 7 pulses. The oscillator has been tested for operation into radiating three-element array of dipole antennas. These tests showed the oscillator and antenna array compliance.
ISSN:0093-3813
1939-9375
DOI:10.1109/TPS.2015.2432069