Title :
Operating conditions of high-power relativistic klystron
Author_Institution :
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Silver Spring, MD, USA
Abstract :
An electron beam pre-modulated at the first cavity in a klystron enters the second cavity opening, exciting it. An induced voltage at the second cavity in a high-power klystron forms a virtual cathode momentarily, sending back a part of the beam toward the first cavity. The relationship between the induced voltage and the return current at the first cavity is investigated. The boundary between the amplifier and oscillator operation regions is described in the parameter space defined by the return current strength and inter-cavity distance
Keywords :
klystrons; relativistic electron beam tubes; high-power; induced voltage; inter-cavity distance; operating conditions; relativistic klystron; return current; Amplitude modulation; Cathodes; Klystrons; Operational amplifiers; Optical modulation; Optical reflection; Phase modulation; Programmable control; Steady-state; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1995., Proceedings of the 1995
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2934-1
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1995.505275
