EP3087580A1 - Dispositif generateur d'ondes microondes a cathode virtuelle oscillante, a geometrie axiale, comportant au moins un reflecteur et une bague magnetique, configure pour etre alimente par un generateur a forte impedance - Google Patents
Dispositif generateur d'ondes microondes a cathode virtuelle oscillante, a geometrie axiale, comportant au moins un reflecteur et une bague magnetique, configure pour etre alimente par un generateur a forte impedanceInfo
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- the present invention relates to an oscillating virtual cathode microwave wave generating device (often referred to as VIRCATOR, derived from the English expression "VIRtual CAthode oscillaTOR”).
- FIG. 1 An oscillating virtual cathode microwave wave generator device of the prior art, or VIRCATOR, is shown schematically in FIG.
- the VIRCATOR comprises a diode consisting of a cathode 2 and an anode 3 + 4, emitting an electron beam 1, and a cylindrical waveguide 5.
- the anode consists of a thick armature 3 and a thin sheet 4 (often referred to hereafter as "thin anode 4" for simplification).
- the term "thin” is used here to mean that the sheet of the anode 4 has a thickness of the order of a micrometer, that is to say of a few microns or even a few tenths of a micrometer.
- the thin sheet 4 is coupled to the cylindrical waveguide 5.
- the thin anode 4 separates the cathode 2 from the cylindrical waveguide 5 by being located at an input of the waveguide 5, at an interface between the thick frame 3 and the waveguide 5; and the thick frame 3 generally surrounds the cathode 2.
- This type of device is known to produce microwave pulses of high power.
- a potential difference is applied across the terminals of the diode 2 + 3 + 4 creating an electronic emission at the cathode 2.
- the electron beam 1 bursts under the effect of its own space charge.
- the transverse components of the electric field with respect to an axis z representing a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical waveguide 5, cancel each other out.
- the electron beam 1 then begins to pinch under the effect of its magnetic field.
- the electron density becomes so strong that the beam can no longer propagate through the waveguide 5.
- the radius of the beam r entering the waveguide is of the order of the radius of the cylindrical waveguide R G.
- An order of magnitude of the critical current l c (in kilo-amperes) is then given by the following simplified expression:
- FIG. 1 shows a formation of an oscillating virtual cathode in a VIRCATOR-type device of the prior art when the beam current exceeds the critical current in the waveguide 5.
- FIG. 2 represents the characteristic signature, called " of the oscillating virtual cathode 6 in the phase space with the acceleration and deceleration of the electrons at the passage of the thin anode 4 on their path of the cathode 2 to the virtual cathode 6 and vice versa, that is to say the amount of movement in the longitudinal direction and depending on the longitudinal position.
- the virtual cathode 6 moves around an average position which is at a distance from the thin anode 4 approximately equal to that which separates the thin anode 4 from the emitting cathode 2 (the latter distance being denoted by AK).
- the electrons which are returned by the virtual cathode 6 to the cathode 2 while passing through the thin anode 4 are modulated at the frequency of the microwave wave 7 and interact with the electron beam 1 created in the space between the cathode 2 and the thin anode 4 by modulating it slightly.
- These backscattered electrons are braked between the thin anode 4 and the cathode 2. They are also diverted mainly towards the reinforcement of the anode 3.
- the electrons which cross the virtual cathode 6 take up energy from the microwave wave 7 which propagates in the waveguide 5, thus decreasing its intensity.
- the frequency f of the microwave transmitted wave 7 (expressed in GHz) is a function of the distance d A K (expressed in cm) between the cathode 2 of the thin anode 4, and the factor ⁇ relativistic electrons at the thin anode 4 in relation to the potential difference applied to the diode 2 + 3 + 4.
- This frequency can be estimated by the following formula:
- TM 0n the radius of the cylindrical waveguide 5 must be greater than the cut-off wavelength of the next mode TM 0 2-
- the radius R c of the cathode 2 then preferably satisfies the following relation:
- the device described above is of simple design. Its operation is robust and does not require recourse to an external magnetic field. On the other hand, its power output (ratio of the maximum power of the wave emitted to the maximum electrical power injected into the diode) is very low, of the order of approximately 1%. Moreover, the frequencies of the emitted wave directly follow the temporal variations of the applied voltage, which leads to obtaining an electromagnetic wave of poor spectral quality.
- This type of device has for example been the subject of patent application WO2006 / 03791 8.
- An example of a device as described in this application is shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
- the reflectors are typically thin walls (that is to say of the order of one micrometer thick), transparent to the electrons and able to totally reflect the microwave wave 7 created by a virtual cathode.
- they have a circular cylindrical shape, that is to say disk. They are often made of aluminized mylar.
- a first reflector 8 is positioned inside the waveguide 5 at a distance D1 from the thin anode 4.
- This distance D1 is substantially twice the distance d A K which separates the thin anode 4 from the cathode 2, so that a virtual cathode is created and positioned approximately midway between the thin anode 4 and the first reflector 8.
- an additional reflector 9 is positioned in the cylindrical waveguide 5 beyond the first reflector 8, so that the distance separating two successive reflectors is equal to substantially twice the distance dAK which separates the anode thin 4 of the cathode 2, that is to say substantially the distance D1.
- Reflectors can be "closed” or “open”. As illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, a reflector is said to be “closed” when it completely encloses a straight section of the cylindrical waveguide 5 (this is the case, for example, of the first reflector 8), and a reflector is said to be “open” when it obstructs only a centered cross-sectional fraction of the cylindrical waveguide 5, leaving a substantially annular opening 10 between the periphery of the reflector and the inner wall of the waveguide 5 (c ' is the case, in this example, the additional reflector 9).
- the reflector farthest from the thin anode 4 is preferably open to promote the propagation of the microwave wave towards the output of the cylindrical waveguide 5, the output being the end of the cylindrical waveguide 5 opposite to where the thin anode 4 is located.
- an open reflector has a radius R greater than or equal to substantially 0.75 times the radius R G of the cylindrical waveguide 5 to reflect the maximum of the radial component of the electric field of the wave.
- the first reflector 8 has the function of reflecting the wave emitted by the virtual cathode, such as the thin anode 4.
- the wave reflected by the first reflector 8 interacts again with the electrons and the virtual cathode, amplifying the microwave wave 7.
- a first pseudo-cavity 1 1, cylindrical, formed between the thin anode 4, the first reflector 8 and an inner wall of the guide cylindrical wave 5 makes it possible to reinforce the power of the wave created by the virtual cathode. This enhancement of the wave contributes to improving the packetization of the electrons of the virtual cathode at the desired frequency.
- the microwave and packetization enhancement mechanism 7 in the first pseudo-cavity 11 is duplicated. in subsequent pseudo-cavities formed by two successive reflectors (for example the first reflector 8 and the additional reflector 9 in FIG. 3) and the cylindrical waveguide 5.
- the electromagnetic wave emitted by the (i + 1) th virtual cathode can flow in the waveguide 5 beyond the reflector (i + 1), in the direction the output of the guide, via the annular opening 10 present between the periphery of the reflector (i + 1) and the inner wall of the waveguide 5.
- This type of device with reflectors makes it possible to obtain significantly improved performances compared with devices of the prior art without a reflector.
- a device emitting in band S at the output of the waveguide, that is to say in a frequency range from 2 GHz to 4 GHz, a single open reflector displays a performance improvement of the order of 4%.
- the addition of a second open reflector leads to an improvement of the order of 10%.
- microwave created by a virtual cathode They are for example aluminized mylar.
- All the reflectors E are "open" to facilitate the propagation of the wave emitted by the different virtual cathodes to the output of the waveguide 5.
- the radius of the first reflector Ei located after the thin anode 4 in the waveguide 5 is preferably greater than or equal to 0.75 R G. It thus reflects the maximum of the radial component of the electric field of the wave and thus strengthens the microwave wave emitted by the first virtual cathode, that is to say the virtual cathode formed just after the thin anode 4, between the thin anode 4 and the first reflector Ei.
- the radius of the reflectors E, following is gradually reduced without lower limit.
- the radius size of each reflector is possibly less than 0.75 R G.
- the methods for reducing the size of the radius of the open reflectors are for example the following:
- the radius of the reflector of rank (i + 1) is less than or equal to the radius of the reflector of rank i, that is to say of the directly preceding reflector;
- the radius of the last reflector (here E 5 , or noted more generally E N , whatever N) is smaller than the radius of the first reflector E- ,.
- the reflectors E to E 4 are of the same radius while the last reflector, E 5 , is of smaller radius.
- a device according to the invention described in the French patent application filed under number 12/62385, and not yet published, makes it possible to considerably increase the performance of a conventional axial VIRCATOR of the prior art, and in particular of an axial VIRCATOR with reflectors of the prior art as described in the application WO2006 / 037918.
- a device with five non-constant ray reflectors (with the radius of each reflector less than or equal to that of the immediately preceding reflector), transmitting in an S-band (i.e. in a frequency range from 2 GHz at 4 GHz), shows a return of 21%.
- FIG. 6 represents a propagation of an electron beam in the waveguide 5 in quasi-laminar mode when the impedance Z of the generator is greater than the critical impedance Z c . This has the effect that no virtual cathode is formed.
- FIG. 7 represents, for illustrative purposes, the absence of oscillating virtual cathode formation in the phase space. No electron can then be sent back towards the cathode 2 through the thin anode 4.
- the object of the present application is to remedy at least in part the aforementioned drawbacks, and to further lead to other advantages.
- the object of the present application is more particularly to enable an axial VIRCATOR type virtual cathode microwave generator device, with reflectors, to be able to operate while being coupled to a generator whose impedance Z exceeds the critical impedance. Z c .
- an oscillating virtual cathode microwave wave generating device having an axial geometry, comprising a cathode, a thin anode and a cylindrical waveguide, of longitudinal axis z and of radius R G , having a first end forming an inlet of the cylindrical waveguide and a second end forming an output of the cylindrical waveguide, the cathode being positioned upstream of the input of the cylindrical waveguide and configured to emitting electrons, and the thin anode being positioned at the entrance of the cylindrical waveguide, between the cathode and the cylindrical waveguide, and the device further comprising at least a first reflector located in the guide of wave, electron-transparent and configured to reflect a microwave wave created by at least one virtual cathode generated in the waveguide, the device being characterized in that it comprises in addition a narrow magnetic ring of width L M along the longitudinal axis z, positioned externally around the cylindrical waveguide at a distance d AM from the thin ano
- the magnetic ring has a width L M between about d A K and about half of the radius of the waveguide R G. It is for example equal to about d A K-
- the magnetic ring further has an inner radius RM which is greater than R G so that the magnetic ring surrounds the waveguide.
- the magnetic ring for example surrounds the waveguide at a distance from it.
- the magnetic ring is connected to the waveguide, or even in contact therewith.
- the magnetic ring has a thickness, for example, chosen by a user according to the other sizing parameters of the device.
- the magnetic ring is for example a current coil or a permanent magnet so that it is then possible to dispense with power supply.
- the distance d A M separating the magnetic ring from the thin anode along the z axis is equal to or greater than a distance dAK separating the cathode from the thin anode.
- the distance d ⁇ Fi separating the first reflector from the thin anode is equal to or greater than a sum of the distance dAM, separating the magnetic ring from the thin anode, and the width l_M of the magnetic ring. .
- the distance d ⁇ Fi separating the first reflector from the thin anode is equal to or greater than about twice the distance dAK separating the cathode from the thin anode.
- At least the first reflector located in the waveguide is an open reflector, that is to say that it obstructs only a centered fraction of cross section of the cylindrical waveguide, leaving an opening substantially annular between a periphery of the reflector and an inner wall of the waveguide.
- the first reflector open, possibly has a radius equal to or less than 0.75 R G , the radius of the waveguide.
- the device comprises a plurality of successive reflectors positioned in the cylindrical waveguide.
- Two successive reflectors of the plurality of reflectors are for instance separated from one another by a distance d Fi or equal to or less than about twice a distance A between the cathode K of the thin anode. Or for example, two successive reflectors of the plurality of reflectors are separated from each other by a distance d F i F i equal to or greater than about one times the distance d A separating the cathode K to the anode slim.
- Each distance is for example between one to two times the distance dAK-
- the first reflector is the one positioned closest to the thin anode. That is to say, when the device comprises a plurality of reflectors, the first reflector remains the one positioned closer to the thin anode, so that the other reflectors of the plurality are positioned downstream of the first reflector.
- the device comprises a plurality of successive reflectors
- all the reflectors are then advantageously open.
- the first reflector open, possibly has a radius equal to or less than 0.75 R G , the radius of the waveguide.
- all the reflectors may have the same radius RR.
- each reflector may have a radius equal to or less than that of the directly preceding reflector in the cylindrical waveguide so as to promote a guidance of the waves towards the output of the waveguide.
- the reflectors are thus successively decreasing with no lower limit, that is to say a last reflector in the waveguide, or even a second reflector (that is to say that positioned just after the first reflector), may have a radius smaller than that of the first reflector.
- the device comprises three reflectors positioned in the waveguide.
- Such a ring makes it possible to operate a VIRCATOR in axial configuration, with at least one reflector, and a high impedance generator.
- the device also gains in compactness, since a generator with High impedance typically has less bulk than a low impedance generator.
- the device according to the invention makes it possible to generate a monochromatic microwave emission.
- the device according to the invention also makes it possible to transmit at a specific frequency a maximum of microwave power on the axis in a single mode.
- the device according to the invention makes it possible to adapt a waveguide in axial configuration with reflectors to the impedance of the generator while retaining the emitted microwave frequency as well as the geometry of the waveguide.
- the device according to the invention thus makes it possible to achieve efficiencies greater than 15% with high impedance generators in axial configuration with reflectors.
- FIG. 1 schematically represents a conventional axial VIRCATOR of the prior art according to an exemplary embodiment, according to a longitudinal view, illustrating an oscillating virtual cathode creation
- FIG. 2 shows an example of an instantaneous diagram of the position of the electrons in the phase space associated with the formation of an oscillating virtual cathode
- FIG. 3 schematically represents an axial VIRCATOR with reflectors of the prior art according to an exemplary embodiment as described in document WO2006 / 037918, according to a longitudinal view;
- FIG. 4 represents, in transverse view of the VIRCATOR of FIG. 3, a closed reflector and an open reflector according to an exemplary embodiment
- FIG. 5 represents an exemplary embodiment of axial VIRCATOR with open reflectors as described in the application filed under number 12/62385, and not yet published, according to a longitudinal view;
- FIG. 6 schematically illustrates the dynamics of an electron beam in an axial VIRCATOR of the prior art, for example without reflectors, according to a longitudinal view, when the supply impedance is greater than the critical impedance, inducing a quasi-laminar regime and no virtual cathode formation;
- Figure 7 shows an example of an instantaneous diagram of the position of the electrons in the phase space in quasi-laminar mode, in the absence of virtual cathode formation
- FIG. 8 shows, in a longitudinal view, an exemplary embodiment of an axial VIRCATOR with a magnetic ring according to the invention, comprising here open reflectors;
- Figure 9 shows a transverse view of the VIRCATOR of Figure 8.
- FIG. 10 shows an example of an instantaneous diagram of the position of the electrons in the phase space in the VIRCATOR of FIG. 8;
- FIG. 11 schematically shows iso-contours of the intensity of the magnetic field in a longitudinal direction of the
- Fig. 12 is a summary table of the distance between the anode and the first reflector and distances between two successive reflectors for numerical simulations performed on devices according to embodiments of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a table showing power efficiency
- a device according to one embodiment of the invention is represented for example here in FIG.
- the device of Figure 8 comprises a diode composed of a cathode 102 and an anode, itself formed of a thin sheet called thin anode 104 and a thick reinforcement 103.
- the cathode 102 has a radius R C and the thin anode 104 typically has a thickness of about one micrometer, that is to say a few micrometers or even a few tenths of a micrometer .
- the device further comprises a cylindrical waveguide 105 of inner radius RG and length L G.
- the cylindrical waveguide 105 has an axis z in a longitudinal direction, forming the longitudinal axis of the device.
- the thick frame 103 surrounds the cathode 102, and the thick frame
- the cathode 102 are positioned at an inlet of the cylindrical waveguide 105 (left in the figure).
- the thin anode 104 is here positioned at an inlet of the cylindrical waveguide 105, between the cylindrical waveguide 105 and the thick armature
- the thin anode 104 and the cathode 102 are distant from each other by a distance denoted dAK-
- the cathode 102, the thin anode 104, the thickness armature 103 and the cylindrical waveguide 105 are positioned relative to each other aligned and centered on the z axis. They usually have circular sections.
- the radius R G of the waveguide 105 is advantageously such that the microwave transmission frequency f is greater than the cutoff frequency of the fundamental mode TE11 and lower than that of the following mode TM 0 i:
- the device according to the invention comprises a magnetic ring 1 12.
- the magnetic ring 1 12 is advantageously narrow, of width L M and internal radius R M, greater than R G.
- the ring is a coil
- the ring then has for example a thickness which corresponds to a thickness of the conductive wire forming the coil.
- the width L M is approximately equal to d
- a ring is for example considered narrow if L M is approximately equal to half of the radius of the waveguide R G.
- the distance d A M is approximately equal to the distance d A K separating the cathode 102 and the anode 104.
- the narrowness (along the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical waveguide 105 represented by the z axis) of the magnetic ring 1 12 thus ensures a magnetic field configuration dominated by the vanishing fields.
- the magnetic ring January 12 is narrow, it allows to generate leakage fields configured to form a concentration of electrons between the thin anode 104 and a first reflector.
- the electrons, by winding along the lines of magnetic fields, are focused on the z axis and are, in fact, braked along the z axis.
- the beam current ends up locally exceeding the critical current l c . This results in a local accumulation of charges, which is at the origin of the formation of a so-called "non-oscillating" virtual cathode.
- the virtual cathode is here "non-oscillating" in that few electrons are pushed back to the thin anode 104.
- the magnetic field produced by the ring 1 12 induces a stagnation of the electrons near the z axis.
- the magnetic ring 1 12 is for example a current coil or a permanent magnet so that it is then possible to dispense with power supply.
- the device comprises at least a first reflector Fi.
- the first Reflector Fi is located at a distance dAFi from the thin anode 104 so that d A Fi is equal to or greater than the sum of d A M and L M , and preferably equal.
- the ring extends only to the first reflector and not beyond, as in devices using a magnetic field guide.
- the ring is positioned downstream of the anode, which differs from devices where the diode is immersed or semi-immersed, for example.
- the device comprises a plurality of N reflectors F 1.
- the reflectors F are located downstream of the thin anode 104 and the magnetic ring 1 12 in the cylindrical waveguide 105.
- the reflectors F are transparent to the electrons and able to totally reflect the electromagnetic waves.
- the reflectors are for example made of aluminized mylar. In operation, all the reflectors are advantageously put at the same potential as the thin anode 104.
- Each reflector has a radius R F i and two successive reflectors are distant from each other by a distance d F ii F 1.
- the positioning of the reflectors F in the waveguide 105 is such that the microwave power is at the output of the waveguide 105.
- the reflectors F for example are located at distances that are variable from one another, that is to say the distance d A Fi and each distance d F ii F i can be all different from each other.
- all the reflectors of the device are fixed in the cylindrical waveguide 105, but the distances separating two successive reflectors may be different from each other and different from the distance d A Fi separating the first reflector Fi from the anode thin 104.
- the distance d A Fi is equal to or greater than twice the distance d AK, and each distance d F ii access is for example between one to two times the distance d A K.
- the distance dAFi separating the first reflector Fi from the anode 104 is possibly substantially greater than that known prior art devices VIRCATOR type and the distance between the reflectors of ranks i and i + 1 is also possibly less than that of known prior art VIRCATOR devices.
- N 1, 2 or 3 open at their periphery, of constant radius R F i less than R G.
- the distance separating the reflector F1 from the anode and the distances separating each reflector F from the preceding reflector, as a function of the number of reflectors F, arranged in the waveguide are summarized in the table of FIG. 12.
- All the devices considered here make it possible to generate a single-frequency microwave transmission in S-band on the z-axis according to the TE-n mode.
- the generator considered here delivers a voltage of 500 kV.
- the critical current l c beyond which an electron beam no longer propagates in the cylindrical waveguide 105 is of the order 7.4 kA.
- the "critical" impedance Z c for this device is thus 67.5 ⁇ (ohm).
- the power generator considered here has an impedance of 70 ⁇ , that is to say greater than the "critical" impedance.
- the flow of the beam in the guide is therefore almost laminar.
- the conventional process of forming the oscillating virtual cathode can not therefore be triggered in an axial VIRCATOR which would be devoid of a ring.
- the formula which relates the frequency transmitted to the distance dAK and the applied voltage V indicates that the distance dAK is advantageously chosen between approximately 15.6 mm and approximately 31 mm for the electromagnetic microwave radiation to be emitted in the S-band.
- the anode distance -cathode d A K used here is about 22 mm.
- the radius R c of the cathode is then about 22 , 5 mm.
- the cut-off frequency of the mode, fn 1, 8412c / (2nR G ), is advantageously less than or equal to 2 GHz. This induces a radius of the RG guide greater than about 44 mm.
- the radius R G retained here is thus about 50 mm.
- the configuration of the magnetic field leads locally to an increase of the beam current in the waveguide to exceed the critical current.
- the electrons are focused on the axis and thus braked along the axis. This results in a local accumulation of charges at the origin of the formation of a virtual cathode.
- This virtual cathode is non-oscillating, few electrons are pushed towards the anode, the majority of the electrons are re-accelerated towards the exit of the guide.
- the magnetic field induces stagnation of the electrons in the vicinity of the axis.
- the magnetic configuration is provided by the magnetic ring positioned here at a distance dAM of the anode of about 29 mm.
- the first reflector coupled to the magnetic ring, makes it possible to create the first oscillating virtual cathode behind the first reflector, that is to say downstream of the first reflector.
- the second reflector F 2 in a configuration with two reflectors, is positioned at a distance dF 1 -F 2 of 25 mm from the first reflector Fi; and in a configuration with three reflectors, the second reflector F 2 is positioned at a distance d F i -F2 of 29 mm from the first reflector F ; and the third reflector is positioned at a distance d F 2 -F 3 of 25 mm from the second reflector F 2 .
- FIG. 11 represents the iso-contours of the intensity of the magnetic field in longitudinal section of a device according to the invention, comprising here a reflector.
- the maximum intensity of the magnetic field in the guide is of the order of 0.1 T (Tesla) in a section of the waveguide to the right of the magnetic ring 1 12, that is to say to a section positioned at about half the width L M of the magnetic ring.
- FIG. 13 summarizes the performances obtained by the simulation of an axial VIRCATOR according to the invention comprising one, two or three reflectors.
- Figure 13 shows that the power emitted increases with the number of reflectors.
- the yield achieved is of the order of 2.5% with a single reflector and 17.4% with three reflectors. An optimum of yield is obtained with three reflectors.
- the addition of a fourth reflector is of little use to improve the efficiency because the number of electrons decreases and becomes insufficient in the waveguide or near the z axis.
- a device according to the invention powered by a high impedance generator makes it possible to emit microwave power in an S-band with a yield close to that obtained with a device in axial configuration with reflectors of the known prior art, powered with a low impedance generator.
- the configuration with three reflectors provides a minimum efficiency of 13.8% for a distance F 2 -F3 between a second reflector and a third reflector of between about 25 mm and about 31 mm, while maintaining the microwave transmission frequency.
- a device is coupled to a higher impedance generator, while emitting at the same microwave frequency according to the TE- ⁇ mode.
- a higher impedance generator for example, by maintaining a supply voltage of 500 kV, an increase in the anode-cathode distance dAK at 30 mm induces a decrease in the accelerator field in the diode and therefore a lower emitted current, of the order of about 4 kA.
- the diode is adapted to a higher power supply impedance, for example about 125 ⁇ .
- the density of the beam emitted being then less, slightly increasing the intensity of the current of the magnetic ring at 14250 A.rpm, makes it possible to generate a single-frequency microwave transmission at 2.31 GHz in the TE- ⁇ mode with a yield of 12%.
- This performance can for example be improved by adjusting the positioning of the reflectors in the guide.
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