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VOLUME 29 (1979) | ISSUE 11 | PAGE 706
Generation of high currents and potentials in the interaction of radiowaves with a rod. Direct conversion of electromagnetic energy to current energy
Generation of high currents and voltages under the effect of rf radiation on a rod is investigated. Currents of —200 A for loads of ~ lohm, and potentials of S 1.5 kV at current densities of ~ 100 kW/cm2 are obtained. Possible mechanisms for the generation of currents and potentials that far exceed the electron vibration energy are indicated. A possibility of effective energy conversion of radiowaves into current with efficiency > 10% is shown.