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The Magnetrons-EMI Sources Computer Modeling and E
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Abstract: In this paper, different spurious signals in output Besides these signals but smaller power together with
spectrum of continuous and pulsed magnetrons have been additional low-frequency f RF and high-frequency f HF
considered. By using both theoretical (computer modeling)
signals are radiated into external space (out of waveguide
and experimental methods for analysis of magnetrons output
radiation) from cathode junction that can be considered as
spectrum the levels and frequencies of given signals have
two coaxial lines. It is necessary to note the radiation of
been defined. It is shown (both theoretically and
these signals into free space influences upon the
experimentally) that the levels and frequencies of the
electromagnetic environment. Thus all these signals should
spurious signals depend on the operation modes and partial
consider as ElectroMagnetic Interference (EMI) having the
pressure of residual gases in interaction space of the
levels which depend on operating mode of the magnetron.
magnetrons, parameters of an electron beam and delay line.
In order to study the excitation mechanism of the spurious
Also experimentally it was found correlation some spurious
signals and to understand its features as well as to determine
signals with the oscillations which influence on
the possible levels in different operating modes of the
electromagnetic environment.
magnetrons it is necessary to carry out the investigations
which would include both experimental exploration of the
I. INTRODUCTION
spurious signals and computer modeling of non-linear
The analysis of electromagnetic environment relates to the electron-wave processes in the interaction space of the
electromagnetic compatibility problem of modern radar and magnetrons.
communication systems. In great part this problem connects
with imperfection of microwave tubes which are used in the III. EXPERIMENT
output stages of given systems as the electromagnetic
radiation sources. The presence of different signals (both For carrying out the experimental investigations there was
desired and unwanted) in radiation spectrum of the tubes created the vacuum plant that included the following
including the main (desired) signal and a great variety of the apparatus: spectrum analyzer, susceptor, standard-signal
spurious signals (unwanted) is a essential shortcoming of all generator, horn antenna and calibrated attenuators.
microwave tubes and, especially, the crossed-field tubes f,0 2f,0 3f,0 ...
(magnetrons) [1,2]. It is connected with higher levels of
noise and spurious oscillations which are available in
spectrum of the output signal of given tubes (in comparison
with other microwave tubes, for example, O-type tubes).
The investigation of excitation mechanisms of the noise and
spurious oscillations in interaction space of the magnetrons
was carried out previously and its results are dis cussed in [3-
5].
This papers presents the theoretical and experimental
investigations of spectrum of the output signals in the
magnetrons. The consideration includes the systematization
of all spurious signals which are available in output
spectrum of the magnetrons, the analysis of reasons its
excitation as well as the definition of possible ways for fRF , fHF ,
decreasing the levels of these signals . f,0 2f,0 3f,0 ...
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necessary to note that a delay line is a complicated
II III
V
electrodynamic structure which possesses by the band-pass
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properties.
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IV Fig. 6 demonstrates the theoretical dispersion characteristics
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-50 of the X-band continuous magnetron in main and higher
-60 transmission bands. The angle between abscissa axis and
straight line determines the phase velocity of
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 electromagnetic wave for π-mode on frequency 2.45 GHz
f, GHz (point A in Fig.6 ). As illustrated, the intersection of the
a) straight line with dispersion characteristic of second
transmission band corresponds to an excitation in interaction
0 space of the magnetron of π-mode but on frequency 12.65
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I GHz (point B in Fig. 6 ). Taking into account that given
RF Amplitude, dB
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i− p 1 n0 e 2
f = , (4)
2π mi ε 0
RF
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where n 0 - space charge density; mi - ions mass; ε 0 -
-50 dielectric constant.
-4 -2 0 2 4 ∇
f, MHz The ion–hybrid oscillations had excited due to presence of
crossed electric and magnetic fields. The frequencies of such
0 1. 0 2.0 oscillations is
t, µs
pe 2 e2
RF Amplitude
f RFi− h = + 2 B2 . (5)
ε 0 kTm i m i
0 1. 0 2. 0
t, µs
Ye
RF Am plitude
Cc CD
Ya La Gc GD
Lc LL ZL
LD
20 V. CONCLUSION