Title :
X-band magnicon amplifier for the Next Linear Collider
Author :
Gold, Steven H. ; Fliflet, Arne W. ; Kinkead, Allen K. ; Hafizi, B. ; Nezhevenko, Oleg A. ; Yakovlev, Viacheslav P. ; Hirshfield, Jay L. ; True, Richard ; Hansen, Robert J.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Plasma Phys., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
The magnicon is a scanning-beam microwave amplifier that is being developed as a high power, highly efficient microwave source for use in powering the next generation of high gradient electron linear accelerators. In this paper, we present a progress report on a new thermionic magnicon experiment designed to produce more than 50 MW at 11.4 GHz, using a 210 A, 500 kV beam from an ultrahigh convergence thermionic electron gun driven by a rep-rated modulator. This new design has a predicted efficiency in excess of 60%
Keywords :
accelerator RF systems; electron accelerators; electron guns; electron sources; linear colliders; microwave amplifiers; microwave generation; thermionic electron emission; 11.4 GHz; 210 A; 50 MW; 500 kV; NLC; Next Linear Collider; X-band magnicon amplifier; accelerator RF system; high gradient electron linear accelerators; high power microwave source; highly efficient microwave source; scanning-beam microwave amplifier; ultrahigh convergence thermionic electron gun; Convergence; Electron beams; High power amplifiers; Indium phosphide; Laboratories; Microwave devices; Nuclear physics; Pulse amplifiers; Radio frequency; Structural beams;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4376-X
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1997.753139
