Title :
Development of a 170 GHz, 500 kW CW gyrotron for testing ITER transmission line components
Author :
Cauffman, Stephen ; Blank, Monica ; Borchard, Philipp ; Cahalan, Patrick ; Felch, Kevin
Author_Institution :
Commun. & Power Ind., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
A 170 GHz, 500 kW CW gyrotron has been developed for testing ITER transmission line components. Although specified as a 500 kW source, the electrical design has been developed with the goal of generating up to 1 MW of continuous output power. The design employs a mod-anode electron gun, a cylindrical cavity operating in the TE31, 8 eigenmode, an internal converter to produce a fundamental Gaussian output beam, and a depressed collector to safely dissipate the residual electron beam power.
Keywords :
anodes; electron beams; electron guns; gyrotrons; power convertors; transmission lines; CW gyrotron; Gaussian output beam; ITER transmission line component testing; TE31,8 eigenmode; continuous output power; cylindrical cavity operation; depressed collector; electrical design; frequency 170 GHz; internal converter; mod-anode electron gun; power 1 MW; power 500 kW; residual electron beam power; Cavity resonators; Electron beams; Gyrotrons; Layout; Magnetic fields; Plasmas; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Houston, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0510-6
Electronic_ISBN :
2162-2027
DOI :
10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6104900
