Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4376-X
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1997.749999
