Computational and Experimental Short-Pulse, High-Power Microwave Breakdown in a Low-Pressure, Air-Filled Rectangular Waveguide

摘要

This paper reports on experiments conducted to verify the accuracy of computer models of atmospheric microwave attenuation. Measurements were made of 2.856 GHz TE sub 10 breakdown in a waveguide. The measurements were compared to one-dimensional computer calculations. Disagreements were found between measured and computed values, so a two-dimensional model was used. The two-dimensional calculations were found to agree with the experiment much better than the one-dimensional calculations. (ERA citation 12:023205)