Experimental Microwave Gain Measurements on a Recirculating Planar Crossed-Field Amplifier

The Recirculating Planar Crossed-Field Amplifier (RPCFA) is a high-power microwave amplifier adapted from the Recirculating Planar Magnetron developed at the University of Michigan. 1 The RPCF A was designed in simulation using ANSYS HFSS and the particle-in-cell code MAGIC. 2 The pulsed power for t...

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Main Authors: Exelby, Steven C., Greening, Geoffrey B., Jordan, Nicholas M., Packard, Drew A., Lau, Yue Ying, Gilgenbach, Ronald M., Hoff, Brad W., Simon, David
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation models
Gain measurement
Insulators
Microwave amplifiers
Microwave integrated circuits
Microwave measurement
Stability analysis
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Summary:The Recirculating Planar Crossed-Field Amplifier (RPCFA) is a high-power microwave amplifier adapted from the Recirculating Planar Magnetron developed at the University of Michigan. 1 The RPCF A was designed in simulation using ANSYS HFSS and the particle-in-cell code MAGIC. 2 The pulsed power for the RPCF A is provided by the Michigan Electron Long Beam Accelerator with Ceramic insulator stack (MELBA-C). In simulation, the RPCFA showed amplification of a 1.3 MW injected signal to 29 MW while retaining zero drive stability.
ISSN:2576-7208
DOI:10.1109/ICOPS35962.2018.9575666