Title :
X-Band Sheet Beam Klystron (XSBK)
Author :
Cusick, Michael ; Atkinson, J. ; Balkcum, A. ; Caryotakis, G. ; Gajaria, D. ; Grant, T. ; Meyer, C. ; Lind, K. ; Perrin, M. ; Scheitrum, G. ; Jensen, A.
Author_Institution :
Commun. & Power Ind., Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
The sheet beam klystron (SBK) is characterized by a large drift tube, which allows the use of high beam current at a low voltage, resulting in low beam current density, high efficiency and the possibility of PPM focusing. CPI has designed, manufactured and is currently testing an X-Band SBK capable of 5 MW peak, 20 kW average output power. This paper discusses the general design, manufacturing and performance to date of CPI´s X-Band SBK.
Keywords :
klystrons; X-band; beam current density; sheet beam klystron; Cathodes; Current density; Electrodes; Klystrons; Low voltage; Power generation; Pulp manufacturing; Radio frequency; Tellurium; Testing; Klystron; SBK; Sheet Beam; Sheet Beam Klystron; X-Band;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2009. IVEC '09. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3500-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3501-2
DOI :
10.1109/IVELEC.2009.5193419
