Reacceleration experiment to demonstrate the concept of efficiency enhancement in a relativistic klystron two-beam accelerator

Conference · Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:6536907

Westenskow, G A; Houck, T L

High conversion efficiency of electro beam energy to rf energy can be achieved in two-beam accelerators using reacceleration of the bunched drive beam. To study issues with these designs we are planning a demonstration in which a modulated beam's energy is boosted as it passes through induction accelerator cells. For this experiment we will use the front end of the Choppertron to modulate a 5 MeV electron beam at 11.4 GHz. We have now tested the 5-MeV Choppertron and are reporting on the results. For the reacceleration experiment we plan to use three stages of rf power extraction interspersed with two stages of reacceleration.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6536907
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-114215; CONF-930511--8; ON: DE93013856
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
430303* -- Particle Accelerators-- Experimental Facilities & Equipment
ACCELERATORS
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BEAM BUNCHING
BEAM DYNAMICS
BEAMS
COLLIDING BEAMS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRON BEAMS
ELECTRON TUBES
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
KLYSTRONS
LEPTON BEAMS
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
LINEAR COLLIDERS
MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS
MICROWAVE EQUIPMENT
MICROWAVE TUBES
PARTICLE BEAMS
RF SYSTEMS