352-MHz klystron performance at the Advanced Photon Source

Author

Horan, D. ; Pile, G. ; Cours, A.

Author_Institution

Argonne Nat. Lab., IL, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

1022

Abstract

The general performance of the Advanced Photon Source (APS) 352-MHz/1-MW continuous wave (CW) klystrons is discussed. The original seven-klystron inventory at the Advanced Photon Source has been in operation since 1995 with good results. Five tubes are presently in accelerator operation, with two tubes as spares. The overall performance of the tubes has been very good. Two tubes were removed from service due to intolerable operational problems: one suffered collector heat damage and was subsequently rebuilt and placed back in service; the other developed a suspected high-voltage (HV) leakage path between the mod-anode terminal and body. One tube has a history of high 3rd to 5th harmonic power production and is presently kept as a spare. Several of the tubes have experienced damage to the oil-tank HV connectors due to over-tightening of the bayonet clamps, and one tube had high leakage current in an ion pump that gave a false indication of bad vacuum

Keywords

accelerator RF systems; electron accelerators; klystrons; storage rings; 352 MHz; APS; Advanced Photon Source; bayonet clamps; collector heat damage; continuous wave klystrons; high leakage current; high-voltage leakage path; ion pump; klystron performance; oil-tank HV connectors; Cathodes; Electron tubes; History; Klystrons; Laboratories; Power system harmonics; Storage rings; Synchrotrons; Testing; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the 1999

Conference_Location

New York, NY

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5573-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1999.795435

Filename

795435