Method and apparatus for transferring and injecting rf energy from a generator to a resonant load

Patent · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:866430

Hoffert, William J ^[1]

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1. Albuquerque, NM

Improved apparatus and method are provided for the coherent amplification and injection of radio-frequency (rf) energy into a load cavity using a plurality of amplifier tubes. A plurality of strip line cavities (30, 32, 34, 36, 40, 42, 44) are laterally joined to define a continuous closed cavity (48), with an amplifier tube (50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64) mounted within each resonant strip cavity. Rf energy is injected into the continuous cavity (48) from a single input (70) for coherent coupling to all of the amplifier tubes for amplification and injection into the load cavity (76).

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4707668
• OSTI ID: 866430
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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