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Production of ultra-short high-power microwave pulses in Čerenkov backward-wave systems (Review)

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The article presents a review of works (mainly, of experimental ones) on production of subgigawatt and gigawatt microwave pulses of extremely short duration (5–7 RF periods) using backward-wave systems fed with nanosecond and subnanosecond high-current electron beams produced by compact accelerators. Theoretical approaches to the generation process (which is essentially non-steady-state) are briefly summarized. Using the effect of spatial accumulation of energy in a short running microwave pulse allows production of pulses with peak power notably higher then the driving electron beam power. Compact microwave sources developed for operation in the Ka-band and X-band are described. Special attention is given to the issue of high pulse repetition frequency operation of the sources.

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  1. Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Ulyanova 46, Nizhni Novgorod, 603950, Russia

    N. S. Ginzburg

  2. Institute of High Current Electronics, Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Akademicheskii prosp. 2/3, Tomsk, 634055, Russia

    S. D. Korovin, I. V. Pegel & V. V. Rostov

  3. Institute of Electrophysics, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Amundsena 106, Ekaterinburg, 620016, Russian Federation

    M. I. Yalandin

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Ginzburg, N.S., Korovin, S.D., Pegel, I.V. et al. Production of ultra-short high-power microwave pulses in Čerenkov backward-wave systems (Review). Laser Phys. 16, 79–88 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1054660X06010075

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