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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference, IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IVEC.2014.6857694
