Virtual Cathode Oscillator As High Power Microwave Source: Electromagnetic Weapon System

Theoretic fundamental principles, system designrules, high power microwave measurement andexperimental data on virtual cathode oscillator, atype of high power microwave source, are presented inthis book. Virtual cathode oscillator can work as acore part of electromagnetic missiles, electromagnetic bombs, high power pulse radars andhigh power jammers; furthermore, it can provide highpower microwave source for accelerators and Tokamaks. The author conducted in-depth research inspace charge limited current for coaxial vacuumdiodes and developed an analytic expression forLangmuir-Blodgett law, which is a counterpart ofChild-Langmuir law. Another highlight of this bookis the microwave virtual cavity concept that theauthor proposed based on experimental data obtainedwhile in Texas Tech University, which is an importantcontribution to traditional microwave resonancecavity theory. This book also explores high powermicrowave measurement and proposes a novel approachto monitor high power microwave pulses. In summary, engineers and scientists working on high powermicrowave sources and other relative areas willbenefit from the book.