中国物理B ›› 2000, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (10): 757-763.doi: 10.1088/1009-1963/9/10/008

• PHYSICS OF GASES, PLASMAS, AND ELECTRIC DISCHARGES • 上一篇    下一篇

A STUDY OF HIGH POWER MICROWAVE AIR BREAKDOWN

刘国治, 刘静月, 黄文华, 周金山, 宋晓欣, 宁辉   

  1. Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, Xi'an 710024, China
  • 收稿日期:1999-12-23 修回日期:2000-03-25 出版日期:2005-06-10 发布日期:2005-06-10

A STUDY OF HIGH POWER MICROWAVE AIR BREAKDOWN

Liu Guo-zhi (刘国治), Liu Jing-yue (刘静月), Huang Wen-hua (黄文华), Zhou Jin-shan (周金山), Song Xiao-xin (宋晓欣), Ning Hui (宁辉)   

  1. Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, Xi'an 710024, China
  • Received:1999-12-23 Revised:2000-03-25 Online:2005-06-10 Published:2005-06-10

摘要: This paper presents the results of research on microwave breakdown in air, it includes the experimental study and the theoretical analysis. The experimental study has been done in a waveguide with a frequency of 9.37GHz, the peak power up to 200kW, pulse width from 0.3 to 2.0μs. The repetition rate of microwave source is from single pulse to 970 pulse per second. The process of the breakdown of repetition pulse has also been recorded for a burst of ten pulses. A theoretical model for breakdown threshold is presented also. The theoretical are in good agreement with the experimental ones.

Abstract: This paper presents the results of research on microwave breakdown in air, it includes the experimental study and the theoretical analysis. The experimental study has been done in a waveguide with a frequency of 9.37GHz, the peak power up to 200kW, pulse width from 0.3 to 2.0μs. The repetition rate of microwave source is from single pulse to 970 pulse per second. The process of the breakdown of repetition pulse has also been recorded for a burst of ten pulses. A theoretical model for breakdown threshold is presented also. The theoretical are in good agreement with the experimental ones.

Key words: high power microwave, air breakdown

中图分类号:  (Electrical properties)

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52.40.Db (Electromagnetic (nonlaser) radiation interactions with plasma) 52.40.Fd (Plasma interactions with antennas; plasma-filled waveguides) 52.40.Mj (Particle beam interactions in plasmas) 52.50.Dg (Plasma sources)