Prototype microwave source for a relativistic klystron two-beam accelerator

Journal Article · Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996 · IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/27.533099· OSTI ID:377856

Houck, T; Deadrick, F; Westenskow, G A ^[1]; Giordano, G ^[2]; Henestroza, E; Lidia, S; Reginato, L; Vanecek, D; Yu, S ^[3]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
2. Univ. of Milano, Milan (Italy)
3. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA (United States)

A test facility is established at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) to study RF power sources for linear colliders based on the Relativistic Klystron two-beam accelerator (RK-TBA) concept. A 24-m long prototype source, the RTA, will be constructed in this facility to study physics, engineering, and cost issues related to RK-TBA`s. The RTA will generate 200-ns 180-MW RF (11.4-GHz) pulses from each of eight output ports. The major components of the RTA include a 2.8-MeV 1.2-kA induction injector, transverse beam modulator, adiabatic compressor, and RF extraction section. The beam energy is increased to 4 MeV and the RF bunch length is shortened from 240{degree} to 110{degree} in the adiabatic compressor. The 8-m long extraction section includes 40 induction accelerator cells to maintain beam energy at an average 4 MeV, eight equally spaced RF output structures, and a ppm quadrupole focusing system. In this paper, the authors describe the RTA and present results of component testing and computer simulations.

• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48; AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 377856
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 24, Issue 3; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
RF SYSTEMS
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TEST FACILITIES
ELECTRON BEAMS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
THEORETICAL DATA
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
POWER SUPPLIES