Title :
Design and Operation of an Eight-Beam Multiple-Beam Klystron with 6% Bandwidth
Author :
Abe, David K. ; Levush, Baruch ; Nguyen, Khanh T. ; Pershing, Dean E. ; Wood, Franklin N. ; Myers, Robert E. ; Eisen, Edward L.
Author_Institution :
U.S. Naval Res. Lab., Washington
Abstract :
We describe the design and cold-test characterization (i.e., without beam) of a broadband eight-beam, fundamental-mode multiple-beam klystron (MBK), and present preliminary experimental hot-test results. The MBK is designed to have a 3-dB instantaneous bandwidth of -6% and uses an existing eight-beam electron gun that operates at a nominal cathode voltage of 45 kV and a total current of 32 A (K.T. Nguyen et al., 2004).
Keywords :
electron beam applications; electron guns; klystrons; cold-test characterization; current 32 A; eight-beam electron gun; multiple-beam klystron; voltage 45 kV; Bandwidth; Circuit simulation; Design optimization; Electromagnetic modeling; Electrons; Frequency; Klystrons; Laboratories; Plasmas; Power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2007. IVEC '07. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Kitakyushu
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0633-1
DOI :
10.1109/IVELEC.2007.4283280
