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Output circuit design for an intense beam klystron

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OSTI ID:116380
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  1. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
  2. Phillips Lab., Kirtland AFB, NM (United States). Electromagnetic Sources Div.
  3. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)

Development work is underway on a high current, mildly relativistic, L-band klystron source. The intense beam used in this tube presents unique design complications for the output circuit. Various considerations are discussed such as the trade-offs between beam potential and kinetic energies, optimum shunt impedances, and advantages of discrete vs. distributed circuits. Three output circuit designs are presented. A description of the experimental hardware is given along with power extraction results from two output circuits.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratory
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
116380
Report Number(s):
CONF-950793--; ISBN 0-8194-1916-8
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English