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Recent performance, lifetime, and failure modes of the 5045 klystron population at SLAC

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OSTI ID:10179608

The 65 MW S-Band klystrons (5045) used to power SLC have been in service for over seven years. Currently, 244 of these tubes are in place on the accelerator, operating full power at 120 pulses per second. Enough tubes have now reached end of life, or experienced other failures to allow a good analysis of failure modes, and to project average lifetime for this type of tube. This paper describes the various modes of failure seen in klystrons rammed from SLC service, and provides data on expected lifetime from current production based on accumulated SLC operating experience.

Research Organization:
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
10179608
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB--5890; CONF-9208109--40; ON: DE93001815
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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