An analytical model to evaluate the radiated power spectrum of a multipactor discharge in a parallel-plate region

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2252-2258

  Sorolla, Edén ^a   Anza, Sergio ^a   Gimeno, Benito ^a   Pérez, Antonio M ^b   Vicente, Carlos ^b   Gil, Jordi ^a   Pérez Soler, Francisco J ^c   Quesada, Fernando D ^c   Álvarez, Alejandro ^c   Boria, Vicente E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b ITEAM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Spain)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Microwave discharges; Multipactor effect; Parallel plate waveguide; Radiated power; Third harmonic detection technique

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ELECTROMAGNETISM; ELECTRON OPTICS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; GREEN'S FUNCTION; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; NONMETALS; POWER SPECTRUM; SILICON; SILICON CARBIDE;

ANALYTICAL FORMULAS; ANALYTICAL MODELLING; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FOURIER EXPANSIONS; FREQUENCY DOMAINS; MICROWAVE DISCHARGES; MULTIPACTOR; MULTIPACTOR DISCHARGE; MULTIPACTOR EFFECT; PARALLEL PLATES; PARALLEL-PLATE WAVEGUIDE; PARALLEL-PLATE WAVEGUIDES; PARTICLE-IN-CELL CODE; RADIATED FIELDS; RADIATED POWER; SILICON CARBIDE DEVICES; THIRD-HARMONIC DETECTION TECHNIQUE; TIME HARMONICS; TOTAL RADIATED POWER;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 49249114197     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TED.2008.926271     Document Type: Article

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