Plural loop spark gap RF pulse radiation converter
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
InventorPaul Van Etten
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Abstract
The high-power, short-pulse array is a self-contained radiating oscillator system which radiates a high peak-power pulse of radio frequency energy. The radiated pulses contain only a few cycles of RF and hence it is a short-pulse emitter. The device contains a chain or a series of loops which radiate in phase and each loop has a spark gap. The spark gaps are sequentially fired. The radiated waveform can be a single pulse of RF or a train of RF pulses. The device requires only a high voltage power supply for operation.
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A high-power, short-pulse array comprised of loops, each connected sequentially in a series arrangement from first to last to radiate in phase, each of said loops having a predetermined inductance, a spark gap from first to last for each of said loops, a charging circuit for each of said loops, and means to apply a high voltage to each of said charging circuits causing the first spark gap to fire with the resulting waveform firing the next spark gap until the firing of the last spark gap to sequentially fire each of said spark gaps thereby providing from said loops radiated waveforms in the form of RF pulses.
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