Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-28-2016
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4940376
Abstract
Phase-control of a magnetron is studied via simulation using a combination of a continuous current source and a modulated current source. The addressable, modulated current source is turned ON and OFF at the magnetron operating frequency in order to control the electron injection and the spoke phase. Prior simulation work using a 2D model of a Rising Sun magnetron showed that the use of 100% modulated current controlled the magnetron phase and allowed for dynamic phase control. In this work, the minimum fraction of modulated current source needed to achieve a phase control is studied. The current fractions (modulated versus continuous) were varied from 10% modulated current to 100% modulated current to study the effects on phase control. Dynamic phase-control, stability, and start up time of the device were studied for all these cases showing that with 10% modulated current and 90% continuous current, a phase shift of 180˚ can be achieved demonstrating dynamic phase control.
Copyright Statement
Copyright 2016 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Journal of Applied Physics, 119(4), 044501 and may be found at doi: 10.1063/1.4940376.
Publication Information
Fernandez-Gutierrez, Sulmer; Browning, Jim; Lin, Ming-Chieh; Smithe, David N.; and Watrous, Jack. (2016). "Dynamic Phase-Control of a Rising Sun Magnetron Using Modulated and Continuous Current". Journal of Applied Physics, 119(4), 044501-1 - 044501-5.