Title :
Progress in the development of 117.5 GHz and 170 GHz gyrotrons
Author :
Felch, K. ; Blank, Marita ; Borchard, P. ; Cauffman, S.
Author_Institution :
Commun. & Power Ind., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
Two megawatt-class gyrotrons at frequencies of 117.5 GHz and 170 GHz have recently been fabricated and tested at CPI. The 117.5 GHz gyrotron was designed to produce up to 1.8 MW, for 10-second pulses. The 170 GHz gyrotron is specified as a 500 kW CW system, but has been designed with the goal of generating up to 1 MW CW. Thus far both gyrotrons have achieved the peak power goals in initial testing. Further work is aimed at extending operation to the required pulse length.
Keywords :
gyrotrons; millimetre wave tubes; CPI; CW system; frequency 117.5 GHz; frequency 170 GHz; megawatt-class gyrotrons; power 500 kW; pulse length; time 10 s; Acceleration; Cavity resonators; Gyrotrons; Particle beams; Power generation; Superconducting magnets; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz), 2014 39th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tucson, AZ
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2014.6956473
