The Next Linear Collider test accelerator´s RF pulse compression and transmission systems

Author

Tantawi, S.G. ; Adolphsen, C. ; Holmes, S. ; Lavine, T. ; Loewen, R.J. ; Nantista, C. ; Pearson, C. ; Pope, R. ; Rifkin, J. ; Ruth, R.D. ; Vlieks, A.E.

Author_Institution

Linear Accel. Center, Stanford Univ., CA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1997

fDate

12-16 May 1997

Firstpage

3192

Abstract

The overmoded RF transmission and pulsed power compression system for SLAC´s Next Linear Collider (NLC) program requires a high degree of transmission efficiency and mode purity to be economically feasible. To this end, a number of new, high power components and systems have been developed at X-band, which transmit RF power in the low loss, circular TE01 mode with negligible mode conversion. In addition, a highly efficient SLED-II pulse compressor has been developed and successfully tested at high power. The system produced a 200 MW, 250 ns wide pulse with a near-perfect flat-top. In this paper we describe the design and test results of the high power pulse compression system using SLED-II

Keywords

accelerator RF systems; linear colliders; pulse compression; 200 MW; Next Linear Collider test accelerator; RF pulse compression; SLAC NLC; SLED-II pulse compressor; X-band; low loss circular TE01 mode; overmoded RF transmission; transmission systems; Contamination; Inductors; Life estimation; Pollution measurement; Pulse compression methods; Radio frequency; Rectangular waveguides; System testing; Tellurium; Transducers;

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.1997.753152

Filename

753152