A three-gap klystron output cavity at X-band
- Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
A high-power X-band klystron employing a double-gap output cavity has been operating at SLAC. Multi-gap output circuits have lower surface gradients at the interaction gaps than single-gap ones but are prone to self-oscillate due to negative loading and trapped higher-order modes. In the double-gap circuit design, considerable attention had been directed to deal with these stability problems. The performance of the present tube appears to be limited by gap breakdown and beam interception particularly at long pulses. A three-gap output cavity is currently under development to further reduce the gap surface gradient. Another new feature of the circuit is an enlarged downstream drift tube to improve on beam clearance. This paper discusses the considerations involved in designing a multi-gap output cavity and presents the cold test measurements on the three-gap circuit. The experimental data is compared with numerical results from the 3-D simulation code ARGUS.
- Research Organization:
- Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00515; AS03-89ER40527
- OSTI ID:
- 10139414
- Report Number(s):
- SLAC-PUB-5760; CONF-920124-23; ON: DE92012417
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) international symposium on laser spectroscopy,Los Angeles, CA (United States),19-24 Jan 1992; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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