July 3~July 6

Four Days Short Course on High Power Microwaves

    The course is given by James Benford and John Swegle, authors of the just-released High Power Microwaves, Second Edition. The content will follow the book, addressing practical and theoretical issues in HPM, in the following areas:

• DESIGNING HPM SYSTEMS

• APPLICATIONS-Weapons, Radar, Power Beaming, Space Propulsion

• MICROWAVE FUNDAMENTALS- Waveguides, Slow-Wave Structures, Cavities, Intense Beams and Layers, Microwave Generating mechanisms, Phase and Frequency Control

• ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES- Pulsed Power, Microwave Pulse Compression, Diodes, Antennas and Propagation, Diagnostics, HPM Facilities

• ULTRAWIDEBAND SYSTEMS

• RELATIVISTIC MAGNETRONS AND MILOS

• BWOs, MWCGs, 0-TYPE CERENKOV DEVICES

• KLYSTONS AND RELTRONS

• VIRCATORS, GYROTRONS, ELECTRON-CYCLOTRON MASERS AND FREE-ELECTRON LASERS

The detailed schedule and introduction about the two scholars can be found here Short Course