Single-Stage Depressed Collector Experimental Results from a 110 GHz 1.5 MW Gyrotron at MIT

Author

Choi, E.M. ; Shapiro, M.A. ; Sirigiri, J.R. ; Temkin, R.J.

Author_Institution

MIT Plasma Sci. & Fusion Center, Cambridge

fYear

2006

fDate

18-22 Sept. 2006

Firstpage

22

Lastpage

22

Abstract

An internal mode converter with an axially studied cavity (V-2005) has been installed and successfully tested for the 110 GHz, 1.5 MW gyrotron at MIT. A good Gaussian beam was observed with an output power of 1.5 MW, operating at beam voltage of 96.6 kV and current of 42 A. The Gaussian beam waist was determined, and was found to be in good agreement with the designed value. Single-stage depressed collector experiment has been also carried out. The efficiency was 50% at the output power of 1.5 MW at the depressed voltage of 25 kV.

Keywords

cavitation; gyrotrons; millimetre wave tubes; Gaussian beam; axially studied cavity; frequency 110 GHz; gyrotron; internal mode converter; power 1.5 MW; single-stage depressed collector; voltage 96.6 kV; Gyrotrons; Magnetic confinement; Magnetic resonance; Nuclear and plasma sciences; Plasma confinement; Plasma measurements; Power generation; Power measurement; Testing; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrared Millimeter Waves and 14th International Conference on Teraherz Electronics, 2006. IRMMW-THz 2006. Joint 31st International Conference on

Conference_Location

Shanghai

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0400-2

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0400-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIMW.2006.368231

Filename

4221965