Title :
High-power high-convergence electron gun for an 11.424-GHz pulsed magnicon
Author :
Nezhevenko, Oleg A. ; Yakovlev, Vyacheslav P. ; Gold, Steven H. ; Kinkead, Allen K.
Author_Institution :
Omega-P Inc., New Haven, CT, USA
fDate :
6/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper describes the design and testing of an ultrahigh-convergence electron gun that was developed for a high-power X-band magnicon amplifier. The gun operates at an area compression ratio of 1400:1 to produce a ∼500-kV ∼200-A beam with a diameter of ∼2 mm.
Keywords :
electron guns; microwave power amplifiers; microwave tubes; 11424 GHz; 200 A; 500 kV; RF source; area compression ratio; beam transverse motion amplification; electron motion; gain cavities; high-power X-band magnicon amplifier tube; high-power high-convergence electron gun; phase- synchronous transverse deflection; pulsed magnicon; synchronously rotating modes; Electron beams; Gold; High power amplifiers; Magnetic fields; Microwave amplifiers; Physics; Pulse amplifiers; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2002.801556
