DocumentCode
3587437
Title
Design and tests of a W-band gyro-TWA and its components
Author
Zhang, L. ; He, W. ; Donaldson, C.R. ; McElhinney, P. ; Ronald, K. ; Phelps, A.D.R. ; Cross, A.W.
Author_Institution
Department of Physics, SUPA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
fYear
2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
A W-band gyrotron traveling wave amplifier (gyro-TWA) with helically corrugated waveguide and cusp electron gun is presented. The beam-wave interaction, based on the cyclotron resonance maser instability, is driven by a 40 keV, 1.5 A axis-encircling electron beam generated by the cusp electron gun. Numerical simulations predict a maximum output of 5-10 kW with a 3 dB frequency bandwidth of 90-100 GHz and a saturated gain of 40 dB. Linear analysis and numerical simulation of the performance characteristics of the amplifier and its millimetre wave components will be presented as well as the latest experimental measurements.
fLanguage
English
Publisher
iet
Conference_Titel
Active and Passive RF Devices Seminar, 2nd IET Annual
Type
conf
DOI
10.1049/ic.2014.0186
Filename
7091999
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