Microwave Power Transmission Studies Vol2 of 4

Cover	1
Title Page	3
Table Of Contents	5
List Of Illustrations	15
List Of Non-Standard Terms	20
Section 1 Introduction, Conclusions and Recommendations	22
1.1 Introduction	22
1.2 Conclusions and Recommendations	24
Section 2 Organization and Approach	42
2.1 Organization	42
2.2 Approach	44
Section 3 Environmental Effects - Propagation	48
3.1 Introduction	48
3.2 Atmospheric Attenuation And Scattering	49
3.3 Ionospheric Propagation	59
3.4 Ionospheric Modification By High Power Irradation	68
3.5 Faraday Radiation Effects	70
3.6 Conclusions and Recommendations	73
Section 4 DC-RF Conversion	76
4.1 Amplitron	76
4.2 Klystron	91
4.3 System Considerations	123
4.4 Conclusions and Recommendations	144
Section 5 Power Source Interface and Distribution	150
5.1 Power Source Characteristics	150
5.2 Power Source-Converter Interface	152
5.3 Power Distribution Flow Paths	155
5.4 Magnetic Interaction	161
5.5 DC to RF Converter Protection	164
5.6 Power Distribution System	168
5.7 Power Distribution Cost and Weight	172
5.8 Power Budget	173
5.9 Conclusions and Recommendations	173
Section 6 Transmitting Antenna	178
6.1 Aperture Illumination and Size	178
6.2 Array Types	187
6.3 Subarray Types	193
6.4 Subarray Dimensions	193
6.5 Subarray Layout	197
6.6 Tolerance and Attenuation	203
6.7 Mechanical Design and Analysis	206
6.8 Attitude Control and Alignment	224
6.9 Conclusions and Recommendations	226
Section 7 Phase Front Control	228
7.1 Adaptive Phase Front Control	231
7.2 Command Phase Front Control	237
7.3 Conclusions and Recommendations	241
Appendix A Radio Wave Diffraction By Random Ionospheric Irregularities	244
Appendix B Self-Focusing Plasma Instabilities	254
Appendix C Ohmic Heating Of The D-Region	266
Appendix D Cavity Circuit Calculations	270
Appendix E Output Power Of The Solenoid-Focused Klystron	276
Appendix F Klystron Thermal Control System	281
Appendix G Confined-Flow Focusing Of A Relativistic Beam	287

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