I.Sh. Bakhteev – Ph.D.(Eng.), Senior Engineer, NIKA-Microwave, Ltd (Saratov)
A.A. Dovgan – Senior Research Scientist, NIKA-Microwave, Ltd (Saratov)
A.S. Kondrashov – Ph.D.(Eng.), Deputy General Product Engineer, JSC «Russian Space Systems» (Moscow)
V.P. Meshchanov – Honored Scientist of RF, Dr.Sc.(Eng.), Professor, Director of NIKA-Microwave, Ltd (Saratov) E-mail: nika373@bk.ru
N.F. Popova – Ph.D.(Eng.), Deputy Director of NIKA-Microwave, Ltd (Saratov)
V.M. Rozhkov – Ph.D.(Eng.), Head of Department, JSC «Russian Space Systems» (Moscow)
A technique for modeling the threshold power levels of the onset of multipactor and corona discharges under reduced pressure using numerical calculation methods is presented. The results of the threshold power levels for the model of a coaxial-waveguide transition are obtained.
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