• DocumentCode
    3220239
  • Title

    Improvement of the VKU-7785E1 klystron power amplifier electron gun

  • Author

    Shabazian, Andy ; Stockwell, Brad

  • Author_Institution
    Commun. & Power Industries, Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    27-29 April 2004
  • Firstpage
    329
  • Lastpage
    330
  • Abstract
    A design improvement to the VKU-7785E1 klystron electron gun has been successfully implemented which reduces the frequency of grid (cathode to focus electrode) voltage arcs. The benefits of implementing the improved gun into production has been an increase in manufacturing yield at CPI, dramatic reduction in in-coming test time by the systems integrator, and dramatic reduction of field returns, resulting in improved on-time delivery of the amplifier systems to the end user.
  • Keywords
    electron guns; electron optics; klystrons; power supplies to apparatus; ray tracing; CPI code; Pierce angle; VKU-7785E1 electron gun; cathode to focus electrode spacing; design improvement; electron beam optics; grid voltage arcs; improved on-time delivery; klystron grid power supply; klystron power amplifier electron gun; steady-state ray tracing; two dimensional electrostatics code; Cathodes; Electrodes; Electrons; Frequency; Klystrons; Manufacturing; Power amplifiers; Production systems; System testing; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2004. IVEC 2004. Fifth IEEE International
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8261-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IVELEC.2004.1316345
  • Filename
    1316345