Magnetocumulative Generator as RF/Microwave Source Using Tesla Coil Method

Abstract

The nondestructive method is presented to demonstrate how to design a magnetocumulative generator capable of generating the train of RF/microwave pulses during the single shot. Depending on the designer’s choice, the frequency can vary from 70 MHz to 1 GHz. The runaway electrons in the corona discharges originating from the helical coil act as the pump to energize the atoms/molecules into the excited quantum states. The atoms and the molecules produce uncorrelated and spontaneous emission at a random phase. Later, the population inversion processes follow to generate the stimulated emission. The frequency of the stimulated emission generated being of high value is mainly governed by the TE11 mode of the waveguide that enables the radiation to exit the cavity. When the spark plasma channel is introduced near the cavity, the standing wave in the cavity will acquire the frequency of the current flowing in the spark channel, facilitating the production of the RF amplification by the simulated emission of radiation at low frequency.