Initial operation of the Maryland coaxial gyroklystron experiment

Author

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

Author_Institution

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

Volume

3

fYear

1997

fDate

12-16 May 1997

Firstpage

3168

Abstract

We describe results from the initial operation of our coaxial gyroklystron experiment, which is being evaluated as a potential driver for future linear colliders. The interaction is designed to occur between a 500 kV, 500-700 A beam and a series of coaxial TE₀₀₁ microwave cavities. Output powers in excess of 100 MW at 8.568 GHz are expected with an efficiency of about 40%. We detail performance of our single anode magnetron injection gun in addition to the stability and amplification properties of our preliminary microwave circuit. We also discuss our designs of near-term future tubes which are expected to have comparable performance at 17.136 GHz

Keywords

accelerator RF systems; accelerator cavities; circuit stability; gyrotrons; klystrons; linear colliders; microwave power amplifiers; particle beam injection; 100 MW; 17.136 GHz; 500 kV; 500 to 700 A; 8.568 GHz; Maryland coaxial gyroklystron experiment; amplification properties; coaxial TE₀₀₁ microwave cavities; initial operation; linear colliders; microwave circuit; output powers; single anode magnetron injection gun; stability properties; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Coaxial components; Frequency; Klystrons; Magnets; Power generation; Power system harmonics; Tellurium; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4376-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1997.753144

Filename

753144