Initial operation of a high power, K-band, harmonic gyroklystron for accelerator applications

Author

Calame, J.P. ; Matthews, H.W. ; Lawson, W. ; Hogan, B. ; Lee, M.K.E. ; Cheng, J. ; Granatstein, V.L. ; Reiser, M. ; Striffler, C.D.

Author_Institution

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

fYear

1993

fDate

17-20 May 1993

Firstpage

2667

Abstract

Experimental studies of amplification and stability in a series of multi-megawatt, 19.7 GHz, second harmonic gyroklystron amplifier tubes suitable for driving future linear supercolliders are reported. Four different two-cavity gyroklystron tubes have been constructed and tested, and each one has exhibited higher power, larger efficiency, and improved stability compared to its predecessor. The latest results include the production of peak output powers in excess of 29 MW, at an efficiency of 27% and a gain of 25 dB

Keywords

gyrotrons; klystrons; linear accelerators; nuclear electronics; radiofrequency amplifiers; 19.7 GHz; 25 dB; 29 MW; K-band harmonic gyroklystron; accelerator applications; amplification; efficiency; gain; high power harmonic gyroklystron; linear supercolliders; peak output powers; second harmonic gyroklystron amplifier tubes; stability; two-cavity gyroklystron tubes; Electron beams; Frequency; K-band; Klystrons; Plasma accelerators; Plasma stability; Power generation; Power system harmonics; Pulse amplifiers; Tellurium;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the 1993

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1203-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1993.309422

Filename

309422