Radio frequency pulse compression experiments at SLAC (Stanford Linear Accelerator Center)

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:6256687

Farkas, Z D; Lavine, T L; Menegat, A; Miller, R H; Nantista, C; Spalek, G; Wilson, P B

Proposed future positron-electron linear colliders would be capable of investigating fundamental processes of interest in the 0.5--5 TeV beam-energy range. At the SLAC Linear Collider (SLC) gradient of about 20 MV/m this would imply prohibitive lengths of about 50--250 kilometers per linac. We can reduce the length by increasing the gradient but this implies high peak power, on the order of 400-- to 1000-MW at X-Band. One possible way to generate high peak power is to generate a relatively long pulse at a relatively low power and compress it into a short pulse with higher peak power. It is possible to compress before DC to RF conversion, as is done using magnetic switching for induction linacs, or after DC to RF conversion, as is done for the SLC. Using RF pulse compression it is possible to boost the 50-- to 100-MW output that has already been obtained from high-power X-Band klystrons the levels required by the linear colliders. In this note only radio frequency pulse compression (RFPC) is considered.

• Research Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 6256687
• Report Number(s): SLAC-PUB-5409; CONF-910123--3; ON: DE91007590
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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430303* -- Particle Accelerators-- Experimental Facilities & Equipment
ACCELERATOR FACILITIES
ACCELERATORS
COMPRESSION
ELECTRIC FIELDS
ELECTRON TUBES
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
KLYSTRONS
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
MAGNETIC COMPRESSION
MICROWAVE EQUIPMENT
MICROWAVE TUBES
PULSE TECHNIQUES
RF SYSTEMS
STANFORD LINEAR COLLIDER
WAVE FORMS