The lab is equipped with six workstations which are dedicated for research students for performing demanding simulations. The workstations are equipped with GPU to enable parallel computing, when possible.
HPM test facility is commissioned in LAMBDA. The HPM source is axial vircator, which is driven by indigenously developed 7-stage bi-polar Marx generator. The integrated assembly of Marx is capable of generating 350kV, >10kA and 300 ns pulse, when connected to impedance matched relativistic electron beam (REB) diode.
The test facility is rated to generate RF power of ~25 MW, for charging voltage of ±50 kV. The microwave output power and dominant radiation frequency in the existing vircator are dependent on the A–K gap and charging voltage. Corresponding to the A-K gap of 5 mm and charging voltage ±15 kV, the radiated power is estimated to be ~8 MW with a dominant frequency of ~9 GHz.
