Design and Optimization of a Low-e mpedance Pulsed-Power Marx Generator to Drive High-Power Releativistic X-Band Magnetron

In this paper, the design and optimization efforts aimed at reducing the intrinsic impedance of the Marx generator are discussed. By reducing the number of stages of the Marx's electrical circuit from the presently configured 11-stage Marx to a 7-stage Marx the inductance can be significantly decreased. In order to provide power from the Marx generator to an X-band relativistic magnetron, a coaxial transmission line and a vacuum-insulator interface will be used and the results of the design will be discussed.