• DocumentCode
    1075058
  • Title

    The Arletron: A New Buncher for High-Repetition-Rate HPM Operation

  • Author

    Gardelle, Jacques

  • Author_Institution
    Centre d´´Etudes Scientifiques et Tech. d´´Aquitaine, Commissariat de l´´Energie Atomique, Le Barp
  • Volume
    37
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    7/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1225
  • Lastpage
    1232
  • Abstract
    In this paper, I present simulations of a new buncher that can be used in a compact high-repetition-rate high-power microwave device. The bunching mechanism involves the growth of the II-mode of two coupled cavities traversed by a medium-power annular electron beam (200 keV, 1 kA). The cavities are simple pillboxes, and frequency tuning can be obtained by using plungers to vary the internal radius of the cavities. Since the magnetic field needed to ensure beam transport is small enough to be provided by permanent magnets, no external source is required.
  • Keywords
    magnetic fields; microwave devices; particle beam bunching; permanent magnets; tuning; Arletron; bunching mechanism; current 1 kA; frequency tuning; high-power microwave device; high-repetition-rate HPM operation; magnetic field; medium-power annular electron beam; permanent magnets; Electron-beam bunching; high-power microwaves; particle-in-cell (PIC) code;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.2009.2020401
  • Filename
    5075572