Initial characterization of a modular Magnetically Insulated Line Oscillator

Abstract

Summary form only given. The high power microwave, plasma and beam physics group at the University of New Mexico, Electrical Engineering Department has developed a modular Magnetically Insulated Line Oscillator (MILO) that will function as a test bed for fundamental and applied physics research. This modular MILO is comprised of stages that allow for easy changes to the internal and external geometric structure. We present numerical simulations, particle in cell as well as radiation transport, on several low voltage operating points for one geometric configuration. Initial experimental data showing the electrical operation of the MILO as driven by a fast rise time Marx is presented and compared to numerical results. Results for time resolved radiation measurements due to electron impact are shown as well as their correlation to experimental electrical measurements and numerical simulations of sheath currents. Experimental resonant mode cold test data is shown along with its numerical simulation analogue.