• DocumentCode
    415689
  • Title

    Cusp gun Ka-band second-harmonic TE21 gyro-TWT amplifier

  • Author

    Harriet, S.B. ; McDermott, D.B. ; Luhmann, N.C., Jr.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Appl. Sci., California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    27-29 April 2004
  • Firstpage
    192
  • Lastpage
    193
  • Abstract
    A second-harmonic TE21 gyro-TWT is being constructed at UCD that is predicted to produce 50 kW in Ka-band with 20% efficiency, 30 dB saturated gain and 3% bandwidth. The device is driven by a 70 kV, 3.5 A axis-encircling electron beam from a novel Northrop Grumman cusp gun.
  • Keywords
    electron guns; gyrotrons; harmonics; microwave tubes; millimetre wave tubes; travelling wave tubes; 20 percent; 26.5 to 40 GHz; 3.5 A; 30 dB; 50 kW; 70 kV; Ka-band; Northrop Grumman cusp gun; axis-encircling electron beam driven device; bandwidth; cusp gun Ka-band second-harmonic TE21 gyro-TWT amplifier; efficiency; saturated gain; Copper; Couplers; Insertion loss; Magnetic circuits; Magnetic fields; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Rectangular waveguides; Seals; Tellurium;
  • 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.2004.1316267
  • Filename
    1316267
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=415689