Initial operation of the University of Maryland X-band coaxial gyroklystron experiment

Author

Lawson, W. ; Ballew, N. ; Calame, J.P. ; Castle, M. ; Cheng, J. ; Chin, P. ; Granatstein, V.L. ; Hogan, B. ; Reiser, M. ; Saraph, G.P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

19-22 May 1997

Firstpage

294

Abstract

Summary form only given. In this paper we detail the result from the initial operation of the University of Maryland´s coaxial gyroklystron experiment, which is being evaluated as a potential driver for future colliders. The interaction is designed to occur between 500 kV, 500-700 A beam and a series of coaxial TE/sub 011/ microwave cavities. Output powers in excess of 100 MW at 8.568 GHz are expected with an efficiency of about 40%. We present results of the electron gun performance, the stability of the tube, and the amplification properties of the microwave circuit.

Keywords

electron guns; gyrotrons; klystrons; microwave circuits; microwave tubes; 100 MW; 500 kV; 500 to 700 A; 8.568 GHz; X-band coaxial gyroklystron experiment; amplification properties; coaxial TE/sub 011/ microwave cavities; colliders; electron gun performance; initial operation; microwave circuit; output power; tube stability; Coaxial components; Coupling circuits; Educational institutions; Frequency; Klystrons; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic separation; Microwave circuits; Plasmas; Power generation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Plasma Science, 1997. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts., 1997 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA, USA

ISSN

0730-9244

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3990-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PLASMA.1997.605103

Filename

605103