SLAC modulator system improvements and reliability results

Conference · 01 June 1998

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/MODSYM.1998.741195· OSTI ID:666093

Donaldson, A R

In 1995, an improvement project was completed on the 244 klystron modulators in the linear accelerator. The modulator system has been previously described. This article offers project details and their resulting effect on modulator and component reliability. Prior to the project, the authors had collected four operating cycles (1991 through 1995) of MTTF data. In this discussion, the '91 data will be excluded since the modulators operated at 60 Hz. The five periods following the '91 run were reviewed due to the common repetition rate at 120 Hz.

• Research Organization: Stanford Univ., Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, CA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 666093
• Report Number(s): SLAC-PUB-7860; CONF-980665-; ON: DE98059242; TRN: US200305%%1117
• Resource Relation: Conference: 23. international power modulator symposium, Rancho Mirage, CA (US), 06/22/1998; Other Information: Supercedes report DE98059242; PBD: Jun 1998; PBD: 1 Jun 1998
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
KLYSTRONS
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
RELIABILITY
STANFORD LINEAR ACCELERATOR CENTER