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Progress at SLAC on high-power rf pulse compression

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6665078· OSTI ID:6665078
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  1. Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
  2. Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA (United States) California Univ., San Diego, La Jolla, CA (United States). Dept. of Physics

Rf pulse compression is a technique for augmenting the peak power output of a klystron (typically 50--100 MW) to obtain the high peak power required to drive a linear collider at a high accelerating gradient (typically 200 MW/m is required for a gradient of 100 MV/m). The SLED pulse compression system, with a power gain of about 2.6, has been operational on the SLAC linac for more than a decade. Recently, a binary pulse-compression system with a power gain of about 5.2 has been tested up to an output power of 120 MW. Further high-power tests are in progress. Our current effort is focused on prototyping a so-called SLED-II pulse-compression system with a power gain of four. Over-moded TE[sub 01]-mode circular waveguide components, some with novel technical features, are used to reduce losses at the 11.4-GHz operating frequency.

Research Organization:
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
6665078
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-5866; ON: DE93009730
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English