Title :
Magnetic cusp-based electron beam source for a helically corrugated gyro-TWA
Author :
Young, A.R. ; Whyte, C.G. ; Robertson, C.W. ; Rowlands, D.H. ; Phelps, A.D.R. ; He, W. ; Ronald, K. ; Cross, A.W.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Abstract :
The latest results of experiments of an X-band gyro-TWA with a helically corrugated interaction region and a cusp electron beam source are presented. The cusp electron beam source uses a cold field emission emitter to produce a 37A beam accelerated with a potential of 130kV. Numerical investigations of the gyro-TWA have been completed and used to predict the saturated and small signal gain of the gyro- TWA devices. These predictions are compared with the experimental results obtained.
Keywords :
electron beams; electron field emission; travelling wave amplifiers; X-band gyro-TWA; cold field emission emitter; frequency 8 GHz to 12 GHz; helically corrugated gyro-TWA; helically corrugated interaction region; magnetic cusp-based electron beam source; Cusp; Gyrotron Travelling Wave Amplifier;
Conference_Titel :
High Power RF Technologies, 2009. IET. Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-1-84919-060-2
