Title :
Electrostatically Focused Multibeam Klystron
Author :
Vancil, Bernard ; Mueller, R. ; Hawken, K. ; Wintucky, Edwin G. ; Kory, C.
Author_Institution :
e beam, inc.
Abstract :
We report on our work to build and test an electrostatically focused 7-beam klystron oscillator with output power of 2 KW at frequency 5.8 GHz. This tube was developed to drive the plasma production of a gridded ion thruster. The microwave thruster was being developed because of the long life offered by microwave electron cyclotron resonance plasma sources
Keywords :
klystrons; microwave oscillators; plasma radiofrequency heating; plasma sources; 2 kW; 5.8 GHz; electron cyclotron resonance plasma sources; electrostatic focusing; gridded ion thruster; klystron oscillator; microwave thruster; multibeam klystron; plasma production; Cyclotrons; Electrons; Frequency; Klystrons; Microwave oscillators; Plasma sources; Power generation; Production; Resonance; Testing; electrostatic focusing; multibeam klystron;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2006 held Jointly with 2006 IEEE International Vacuum Electron Sources., IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0108-9
DOI :
10.1109/IVELEC.2006.1666307
