Thirty mega-watt klystron modulator development at the Duke University free-electron laser laboratory

Author

Sachtschale, Richard J. ; O´Shea, P.G. ; Swift, G.

Author_Institution

Duke Univ., Durham, NC, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

12-16 May 1997

Firstpage

1278

Abstract

The Duke FEL Lab. requires no less than ten additional 30 mega-watt S-Band RF modulators to satisfy requirements for the storage ring and future linac projects. Ideas focusing on economy of cost and space utilization will be presented along with their current status. These ideas range from rebuilding old SLAC klystrons with commercially available dispenser cathodes, using inexpensive industrial PLC technology for modulator instrumentation and control, to a proposed modulator driving twin klystrons. This last item is especially applicable to reducing cost and space requirements

Keywords

accelerator RF systems; electron accelerators; free electron lasers; klystrons; linear accelerators; storage rings; 30 MW; Duke University free-electron laser laboratory; FEL; S-Band RF modulators; dispenser cathodes; klystron modulator; linac; storage ring; Cathodes; Costs; Industrial control; Instruments; Klystrons; Linear particle accelerator; Programmable control; Radio frequency; Space technology; Storage rings;

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.1997.749999

Filename

749999