Multipactor Threshold Estimation Techniques Based on Circuit Models, Electromagnetic Fields, and Particle Simulators
Multipactor has become a keylimiting factor of the final performance of satellite communication systems, due to the increase in power levels and/or operating frequency bands. As a result, the critical components of these systems must meet demanding multipactor specifications which should be consider...
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| author | Pablo Gonzalez Carlos Alcaide Raul Cervera Miguel Rodriguez Oscar Monerris John Petit Ana Rodriguez Ana Vidal Joaquin Vague Jose V. Morro Pablo Soto Vicente E. Boria |
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| description | Multipactor has become a keylimiting factor of the final performance of satellite communication systems, due to the increase in power levels and/or operating frequency bands. As a result, the critical components of these systems must meet demanding multipactor specifications which should be considered during the design process. This paper describes the different techniques available to predict the multipactor threshold power for radio frequency (RF) and microwave passive hardware under continuous wave (CW) excitation, from cumbersome particle simulations to fast approximate methods based on circuit models. All these techniques have been described and compared together for the first time, including also a detailed description of the configuration issues of commercial particle simulators required to obtain accurate multipactor threshold predictions. The techniques are applied to both wideband and narrowband application examples. The predictions have been compared with measured thresholds of manufactured samples obtained with a novel multipactor test bed, thus allowing to highlight the advantages and limitations of each technique and particle simulator. From this paper, it will be possible to choose the most suitable procedure (and an appropriate simulator, if needed) to obtain multipactor threshold prediction of passive hardware. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ebfbf9df1c3048e592306faf63c91a192023-12-12T00:00:44ZengIEEEIEEE Journal of Microwaves2692-83882022-01-0121577710.1109/JMW.2021.31322849661442Multipactor Threshold Estimation Techniques Based on Circuit Models, Electromagnetic Fields, and Particle SimulatorsPablo Gonzalez0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6378-8945Carlos Alcaide1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5772-9204Raul Cervera2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0255-3579Miguel Rodriguez3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1608-2739Oscar Monerris4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2247-5192John Petit5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4026-6172Ana Rodriguez6https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7734-0394Ana Vidal7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3853-6260Joaquin Vague8https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5935-3116Jose V. Morro9https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4699-6208Pablo Soto10https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2734-620XVicente E. Boria11https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7150-9785ITEAM, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, SpainITEAM, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, SpainEuropean High Power Radiofrequency Space Laboratory, Val Space Consortium, Valencia, SpainEuropean High Power Radiofrequency Space Laboratory, Val Space Consortium, Valencia, SpainEuropean High Power Radiofrequency Space Laboratory, Val Space Consortium, Valencia, SpainEuropean High Power Radiofrequency Space Laboratory, Val Space Consortium, Valencia, SpainITEAM, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, SpainITEAM, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, SpainITEAM, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, SpainITEAM, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, SpainITEAM, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, SpainITEAM, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, SpainMultipactor has become a keylimiting factor of the final performance of satellite communication systems, due to the increase in power levels and/or operating frequency bands. As a result, the critical components of these systems must meet demanding multipactor specifications which should be considered during the design process. This paper describes the different techniques available to predict the multipactor threshold power for radio frequency (RF) and microwave passive hardware under continuous wave (CW) excitation, from cumbersome particle simulations to fast approximate methods based on circuit models. All these techniques have been described and compared together for the first time, including also a detailed description of the configuration issues of commercial particle simulators required to obtain accurate multipactor threshold predictions. The techniques are applied to both wideband and narrowband application examples. The predictions have been compared with measured thresholds of manufactured samples obtained with a novel multipactor test bed, thus allowing to highlight the advantages and limitations of each technique and particle simulator. From this paper, it will be possible to choose the most suitable procedure (and an appropriate simulator, if needed) to obtain multipactor threshold prediction of passive hardware.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9661442/High-power designmicrowave filtersmultipactorparticle tracking simulatorspassive circuitstransmission lines |
| spellingShingle | Pablo Gonzalez Carlos Alcaide Raul Cervera Miguel Rodriguez Oscar Monerris John Petit Ana Rodriguez Ana Vidal Joaquin Vague Jose V. Morro Pablo Soto Vicente E. Boria Multipactor Threshold Estimation Techniques Based on Circuit Models, Electromagnetic Fields, and Particle Simulators IEEE Journal of Microwaves High-power design microwave filters multipactor particle tracking simulators passive circuits transmission lines |
| title | Multipactor Threshold Estimation Techniques Based on Circuit Models, Electromagnetic Fields, and Particle Simulators |
| title_full | Multipactor Threshold Estimation Techniques Based on Circuit Models, Electromagnetic Fields, and Particle Simulators |
| title_fullStr | Multipactor Threshold Estimation Techniques Based on Circuit Models, Electromagnetic Fields, and Particle Simulators |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multipactor Threshold Estimation Techniques Based on Circuit Models, Electromagnetic Fields, and Particle Simulators |
| title_short | Multipactor Threshold Estimation Techniques Based on Circuit Models, Electromagnetic Fields, and Particle Simulators |
| title_sort | multipactor threshold estimation techniques based on circuit models electromagnetic fields and particle simulators |
| topic | High-power design microwave filters multipactor particle tracking simulators passive circuits transmission lines |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9661442/ |
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