Abstract

We have phase locked a pair of long-pulse, high-power, secondary-emission magnetrons to an RF-isolated low-power driver via a waveguide directional coupler. With the 3 dB hybrid coupler, the peak and average power sent back towards the driver were lower than the total power by factors of 20 and 100, respectively. A dual-channel, thyratron-switched line-type modulator was used to power the magnetrons in parallel. In this experiment the total microwave power from the pair of phase-locked high-power magnetrons was limited to 48 MW for 700 ns pulses and 46 MW for 900 ns pulses because one of the high-power magnetrons would only operate at or below half power. Experimental results from this repetitively-pulsed (10 Hz) phase-locked magnetron pair are presented which show excellent phase stability of several degrees both during the pulse and from pulse-to-pulse. >

Full Text
Paper version not known

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call

Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.