Patent ID: 7375444

Claim:
A microwave generator ( 11 ) with a plurality of series circuits of charge storage means ( 12 ) and self-triggering discharge spark gap ( 13 ) connected in series with each other, said plurality of series circuits being connected in parallel with each other, with a connection of an antenna ( 21 ) to a common pole bus bar ( 15 ) of the charge storage means ( 12 ) and a connection of charging resistors ( 17 ) to connecting points ( 16 ) between the charge storage means ( 12 ) which are respectively associated therewith and the discharge spark gaps ( 13 ) thereof, and with a series inductor ( 19 ) being connected in the common discharge circuit of all charge storage means ( 12 ) between an end of the charge storage means ( 12 ) which is remote from the spark gap ( 13 ) and an end of the spark gap ( 13 ), which is remote from the charge storage means ( 12 ), wherein the series inductors ( 19 ) is connected between the end of the spark gap ( 13 ) which is remote from the charge storage means ( 12 ) and the antenna ( 21 ), and wherein the series inductor ( 19 ) is arranged for decoupling of the charge storage means ( 12 ) to the effect that, when one of the discharge spark gaps ( 13 ) is switched through first, it is not the case that all other discharge spark gaps ( 13 ) are also already triggered but the other discharge spark gaps ( 13 ) only by virtue of their individual response characteristic are respectively switched through, leading to uncorrelated initiation of discharge currents.