A co-axial electron gun to generate millimeter-wave RF using the two-stream instability
A novel source for broadband millimeter-wave RF is being designed at Los Alamos National Laboratory utilizing the two-stream instability. This RF source offers the potential for consistent output power over a large bandwidth on a single device. The source is designed to use two co-axial electron beams coupled into solenoidal magnetic fields. This is accomplished using two cathodes independently modulated nested in each other. The electron beam energy from the innermost cathode will fall in the range between 15 and 20 keV with the beam energy from the outer cathode being 75%–95% of the inner beam energy. In order to efficiently match the beam from the outer cathode into the solenoidal magnetic field, shields are used around the cathodes to shape the electric field in the gun region to extend the electrostatic focal length of the beams for better coupling into the magnetic field. As a result, we present the design of electron guns and expected performance using Trak simulations.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
- Grant/Contract Number:
- 89233218CNA000001; AC52-06NA25396
- OSTI ID:
- 1804399
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1781131
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-20-24644; TRN: US2212657
- Journal Information:
- Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 92, Issue 5; ISSN 0034-6748
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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