title: A reliable, compact, and repetitive-rate high power microwave generation system.
abstract: A compact high power microwave (HPM) generation system is described in this paper. The main parts of the HPM system are a Marx generator with a pulse forming line and a magnetron with diffraction output. The total weight and length of the system are 250 kg and 120 cm, respectively. The output microwave power of the HPM system at 550 kV of applied voltage and 0.33 T of magnetic field reaches 1 GW at 2.32 GHz of central frequency with 38 ns of pulse duration, 23% of power conversion efficiency, and Gaussian radiation pattern. In the bursts operation, both time and amplitude jitters are less than 4 ns and lower than 1.5 dB, respectively.
authors.affiliation: College of Optoelectronics Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410073, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: College of Optoelectronics Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410073, China.
authors.forename: Zhi-qiang
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: College of Optoelectronics Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410073, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-liang
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: College of Optoelectronics Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, Hunan 410073, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang