Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

SLAC LINAC Sub-booster Modulator Upgrading with Solid State Switch

Conference ·
OSTI ID:1958305
 [1]
  1. SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States), AD EED OPS-Engineering; SLAC
The LINAC sub-booster modulator was designed in last 60s decade and has serviced SLAC LINAC about 60 years without primary switching upgrade. The primary switch for high power pulse is vacuum tetrode switch. Recently the vacuum switch price has surged, probably because more and more customers have shifted to the solid-state switch from the vacuum switch. With the foresight of the vacuum switch will finally become obsolete in market, the solid-state switch has been tested in SLAC LINAC sub-booster modulator and the performance is evaluated. In this paper, the design and performance will be reported.
Research Organization:
SLAC
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
1958305
Report Number(s):
SLAC-WP-133
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

Design and Commission of Solid State Switch Driver in SLAC Subbooster Modulator
Journal Article · Thu Dec 04 23:00:00 EST 2025 · IEEE PPPS 2025 proceeding · OSTI ID:2587964

The linac and booster RF systems for a dedicated injector for SPEAR
Conference · Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991 · OSTI ID:5843098

Recent Upgrade of the Klystron Modulator at SLAC
Conference · Fri Nov 04 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · OSTI ID:1028673

Related Subjects