High power microwaves / James Benford, John A. Swegle, and Edl Schamiloglu.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents Introduction Origins of High Power Microwaves High Power Microwave Operating Regimes Future Directions in HPM Further Reading References Designing High Power Microwave Systems The Systems Approach to HPM Looking at Systems Linking Components into a System Systems Issues Scoping an Advanced System Conclusion Problems References High Power Microwave Applications Introduction High Power Microwave Weapons High Power Radar Power Beaming Space Propulsion Plasma Heating Particle Accelerators Problems References Microwave Fundamentals Introduction Basic Concepts in Electromagnetics Waveguides Periodic Slow-Wave Structures Cavities Intense Relativistic Electron Beams Magnetically Insulated Electron Layers Microwave-Generating Interactions Amplifiers and Oscillators, High- and Low-Current Operating Regimes Phase and Frequency Control Summary Problems References Enabling Technologies Introduction Pulsed Power Electron Beams and Layers Microwave Pulse Compression Antennas and Propagation Diagnostics HPM Facilities Problems Further Reading References Ultrawideband Systems UWB Defined UWB Switching Technologies UWB Antenna Technologies UWB Systems Conclusion Problems References Relativistic Magnetrons and MILOS Introduction History Design Principles Operational Features Research and Development Issues Fundamental Limitations MILOs Crossed-Field Amplifiers Summary Problems References BWOs, MWCGs, and O-Type Cerenkov Devices Introduction History Design Principles Operational Features Research and Development Issues Fundamental Limitations Summary Problems References Klystrons and Reltrons Introduction History Design Principles Operational Features Research and Development Issues Fundamental Limitations Summary Problems References Vircators, Gyrotrons and Electron Cyclotron Masers, and Free-Electron Lasers Introduction Vircators Gyrotrons and Electron Cyclotron Masers Free-Electron Lasers Summary Problems References Appendix: High Power Microwave Formulary A.1 Electromagnetism A.2 Waveguides and Cavities A.3 Pulsed Power and Beams Diodes and Beams A.4 Microwave Sources A.5 Propagation and Antennas A.6 Applications Power Beaming Plasma Heating Index

Helps to understand the underlying principles behind high power microwave sources and learn how to integrate sources into a system for particular applications. This book includes topics such as HPM applications, system design, and computational techniques, crossed-field and O-type Cerenkov devices, and the relativistic Klystron family.