High Power Microwaves, Second Edition

Series:
Series in Plasma Physics
Published:
February 05, 2007 by Taylor & Francis - 552 Pages
Author(s):
James Benford, Microwave Systems Inc., Lafayette, California, USA; John A. Swegle, J-Two, Walnut Creek, California, USA; Edl Schamiloglu, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA

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ISBN 9780750307062
Cat# IP366
 

Features

  • Covers the underlying principles behind HPM sources and how to integrate these sources into a system for particular applications
  • Explores how HPM relates historically to the conventional microwave
  • Discusses possible applications and what key criteria HPM devices will have to meet in order to be applied
  • Examines how high power sources work,  their principal types, their capabilities, and what limits their performance
  • Surveys the wide variety of source types and their broad fundamental issues

    • Summary

    The first edition of High Power Microwaves was considered to be the defining book for this field.  Not merely updated but completely revised and rewritten, the second edition continues this tradition. Written from a systems perspective, the book provides a unified, coherent presentation of the fundamentals in this rapidly changing field. The presentation is broad and introductory, with the flavor of a survey, yet not elementary. The authors cover all the major types of microwave sources, their distinguishing features, and primary research issues, and the fundamental limits on performance.

    What’s new in the second edition:

    •          Coverage of HPM systems with a detailed example called SuperSystem

    •          A survey of a class of high power radiators, with very different technologies and applications, that has fully emerged since the first edition

    •          New HPM formulary contains a handy compilation of frequently used rules of thumb and formulas

    The book outlines historical trends that have led to the development of HPM and compares the capabilities of HPM to those of conventional microwaves. It divides the field into two sectors: applications driven and technology driven, and address both perspectives. Starting from the applications of HPM, the book reviews microwave fundamentals, enabling technologies, and the equipment and facilities surrounding the sources in which microwaves are generated. The authors conclude with coverage of ultrawideband technologies and the major source groups.

    Table of Contents

    Contents

    Introduction


    Origins of High Power Microwaves
    High Power Microwave Operating Regimes
    Future Directions in HPM
    Further Reading
    References
    Designing High Power Microwave Systems
    The Systems Approach to HPM
    Looking at Systems
    Linking Components into a System
    Systems Issues
    Scoping an Advanced System
    Conclusion
    Problems
    References

    High Power Microwave Applications


    Introduction
    High Power Microwave Weapons
    High Power Radar
    Power Beaming
    Space Propulsion
    Plasma Heating
    Particle Accelerators
    Problems
    References

    Microwave Fundamentals


    Introduction
    Basic Concepts in Electromagnetics
    Waveguides
    Periodic Slow-Wave Structures
    Cavities
    Intense Relativistic Electron Beams
    Magnetically Insulated Electron Layers
    Microwave-Generating Interactions
    Amplifiers and Oscillators, High- and Low-Current Operating Regimes
    Phase and Frequency Control
    Summary
    Problems
    References
    Enabling Technologies
    Introduction
    Pulsed Power
    Electron Beams and Layers
    Microwave Pulse Compression
    Antennas and Propagation
    Diagnostics
    HPM Facilities
    Problems
    Further Reading
    References

    Ultrawideband Systems


    UWB Defined
    UWB Switching Technologies
    UWB Antenna Technologies
    UWB Systems
    Conclusion
    Problems
    References

    Relativistic Magnetrons and MILOS


    Introduction
    History
    Design Principles
    Operational Features
    Research and Development Issues
    Fundamental Limitations
    MILOs
    Crossed-Field Amplifiers
    Summary
    Problems
    References
    BWOs, MWCGs, and O-Type Cerenkov Devices
    Introduction
    History
    Design Principles
    Operational Features
    Research and Development Issues
    Fundamental Limitations
    Summary
    Problems
    References

    Klystrons and Reltrons


    Introduction
    History
    Design Principles
    Operational Features
    Research and Development Issues
    Fundamental Limitations
    Summary
    Problems
    References
    Vircators, Gyrotrons and Electron Cyclotron Masers, and Free-Electron Lasers
    Introduction
    Vircators
    Gyrotrons and Electron Cyclotron Masers
    Free-Electron Lasers
    Summary
    Problems
    References

    Appendix: High Power Microwave Formulary


    A.1 Electromagnetism
    A.2 Waveguides and Cavities
    A.3 Pulsed Power and Beams
    Diodes and Beams
    A.4 Microwave Sources
    A.5 Propagation and Antennas
    A.6 Applications
    Power Beaming
    Plasma Heating
    Index

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