• DocumentCode
    182555
  • Title

    Suitability of an EIK and a TWT for a C-band high power amplifier for the Wind Scatterometer instrument of MetOp Second Generation

  • Author

    Ayllon, N. ; Aloisio, M. ; Fois, F. ; Lin, Chun-Cheng ; Loiselet, Marc ; Buck, Christopher ; Piana, Alessandro ; Dionisio, Rogerio

  • Author_Institution
    Rhea Syst. S.A., Noordwijk, Netherlands
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    22-24 April 2014
  • Firstpage
    471
  • Lastpage
    472
  • Abstract
    In this work, the authors present a suitability analysis of an Extended-Interaction Klystron (EIK) and a Traveling Wave Tube (TWT) to meet the requirements of the Wind-Scatterometer instrument, that will be part of the MetOp Second Generation (MetOp-SG) meteorological mission. Trade-off analyses are presented, common considerations to both technologies are provided and a preliminary analysis on the cathode lifetime is given.
  • Keywords
    klystrons; power amplifiers; reliability; travelling wave amplifiers; travelling wave tubes; C-band high-power amplifier; EIK; MetOp Second Generation meteorological mission; MetOp-SG meteorological mission; TWT; cathode lifetime; extended-interaction klystron; traveling wave tube; wind scatterometer instrument; Cathodes; Electron tubes; Instruments; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Radio frequency; Satellites; EIK; HPA; MetOp-SG; TWT;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Vacuum Electronics Conference, IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Monterey, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IVEC.2014.6857694
  • Filename
    6857694
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=182555