Study of the emission performance of high-power klystrons: SLAC XK-5

Technical Report · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6292025· OSTI ID:6292025

Zhao, Y

There are hundreds of high power klystrons operated in the Linac gallery and about fifty to sixty tubes fail every year. The lifetime ranges from a few thousand up to seventy thousand hours except those which fail during an early period. The overall percentage of failures due to emission problems is approximately 25%. It is also noted that a 10% increase in mean lifetime of klystrons will reduce the overall cost per hour as much as a 10% increase in efficiency. Therefore, it is useful to find some method to predict the expected life of an individual tube. The final goal has not been attained yet, but some useful information was obtained. It is thought that this information might be helpful for those people who will study this subject further.

• Research Organization: SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 6292025
• Report Number(s): SLAC-TN-81-5; ON: DE81030177; TRN: 81-016866
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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