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Efficiency Enhancement for an S-Band Axial Vircator Using 5-Stage Two-Step Tapered Radiators
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2022 23rd International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC) Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), 2022 23rd International. :83-84 Apr, 2022
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An S-band multistage axial virtual cathode oscillator with efficiency enhancement for high pulsed power electromagnetic applications is presented. The Particle-in-Cell (PIC) results of the designed 5-stage Vircator, with two-step negative tapering in the reflectors, carried out by CST Studio suite 2021 simulation code show a peak power value of 5.54 GW and an efficiency value of 13.65% at 2.45 GHz, under a beam voltage and current equal to 520 kV and 20 kA, respectively.