Title :
Production status of 805-MHz, 550 kW pulsed klystrons for the Spallation Neutron Source
Author :
Lenci, Silvia ; Eisen, Edward
Author_Institution :
Commun. & Power Ind., Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) is an accelerator-based neutron source. The SNS will provide the most intense pulsed neutron beams in the world for scientific research and industrial development. CRI is supporting the effort by providing 81 pulsed klystrons, model VKP-8291A, for the superconducting portion of the accelerator. The primary output power requirements are 550 kW peak, 49.5 kW average at 805 MHz, with an electron beam-to-rf conversion efficiency of 65%.
Keywords :
accelerator RF systems; electron guns; klystrons; linear accelerators; neutron sources; proton accelerators; storage rings; 550 kW; 65 percent; 805 MHz; Spallation Neutron Source; accelerator-based neutron source; bolt-on waveguide transition; cathode-pulsed operation; diode-type gun; dispenser-type cathode; intense pulsed neutron beams; klystron performance consistency; klystron production status; manufacturing variation; output power requirements; potted filament; pulsed klystrons; Cathodes; Klystrons; Laboratories; Neutrons; Particle beams; Power generation; Production; Radio frequency; Testing; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2004. IVEC 2004. Fifth IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8261-7
DOI :
10.1109/IVELEC.2004.1316350
