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Multipactor is a much studied AC discharge [1,2] that is harmful to microwave components. There is substantial current interest on this topic because of its threat to satellite communications [3]. In this paper, we present an analytical transmission line model to assess the effects of multipactor, should it happen, on the distortion of a signal. Both planar and coaxial transmission lines will be studied and compared. Extensions to complex, multi-tone signals will also be investigated. The I-Q plots (normalized error vector) for all of the cases considered will be presented to show the effects of multipactor.
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This work was supported by AFOSR MURI Grant No. FA9550-18-1-0062, by AFOSR Grant No. FA9550-15-1-0097, and by L3 Technologies Electron Devices Division.
