摘要 |
This invention allows combining broadband GW (10+9 Watt) peak power to achieve MV/m (10+6 Volt/meter), and GV/m (10+9 Volt/meter), radiated E-fields of air or vacuum breakdown across the entire electromagnetic spectrum, including optical frequencies. Use of multiple antennas and independently triggered generators allows achieving GV/m fields, while by preventing the E-field induced breakdown it provides control of power and energy content at targets. The achieved broadband MV/m E-field levels and energy density significantly exceed levels required for destruction of distant electronic targets; therefore, this invention radically improves the effectiveness of electromagnetic weapons. Furthermore, collimating multiple MV/m beams allows reaching GV/m E-fields that exceed by orders of magnitude the air or vacuum breakdown needed for broadband plasma excitation at resonance plasma frequencies in the 300 GHz range, permitting energy-efficient plasma research leading to fusion. |