Methodological approach in development of system design layout for alignment of a MSD collector for TWT application

Author

Banerjee, A.J. ; Kumar, B. Sampath ; Sharma, R.K. ; Ghosh, A. ; Saha, P.

Author_Institution

Central Mech. Eng. Res. Inst., Durgapur, India

fYear

2011

fDate

21-24 Feb. 2011

Firstpage

501

Lastpage

502

Abstract

This article describes the development and alignment of multi-stage depressed collector which is used in TWT application by using Twymann-Green Interferometry technique. A unique methodological approach is used to develop a better efficient system design layout for the alignment process for an assembly of MSD collectors. In view demand of a high power and high efficiency traveling wave tubes for space communication, it is obligatory to increase the collector efficiency. The improvements of collector efficiency play a key role in determine the overall efficiency of traveling wave tube. The article describe an ideal axial alignment (within ±10μm) technique for multi-stage depressed collector electrodes which can amplify the collector overall efficiency and also helps to increase the overall efficiency of traveling wave tubes.

Keywords

travelling wave tubes; MSD collector; TWT application; Twymann-Green interferometry; alignment process; collector efficiency; ideal axial alignment; multistage depressed collector electrodes; space communication; system design layout; traveling wave tubes; unique methodological approach; Electronic mail; Layout; Mechanical engineering; Optics; Photonics; System analysis and design; Efficiency; Helix slow-wave structure (SWS) Traveling wave tube (TWT); Multi-stage Depressed collector (MSD);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC), 2011 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Bangalore

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8662-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IVEC.2011.5747095

Filename

5747095