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Title: Phase stable RF transport system

Abstract

An RF transport system delivers a phase-stable RF signal to a load, such as an RF cavity of a charged particle accelerator. A circuit generates a calibration signal at an odd multiple frequency of the RF signal where the calibration signal is superimposed with the RF signal on a common cable that connects the RF signal with the load. Signal isolating diplexers are located at both the RF signal source end and load end of the common cable to enable the calibration to be inserted and extracted from the cable signals without any affect on the RF signal. Any phase shift in the calibration signal during traverse of the common cable is then functionally related to the phase shift in the RF signal. The calibration phase shift is used to control a phase shifter for the RF signal to maintain a stable RF signal at the load.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [1]
  1. Los Alamos, NM
  2. San Francisco, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
868369
Patent Number(s):
5126700
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United State (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
phase; stable; rf; transport; delivers; phase-stable; signal; load; cavity; charged; particle; accelerator; circuit; generates; calibration; odd; multiple; frequency; superimposed; common; cable; connects; isolating; diplexers; located; source; enable; inserted; extracted; signals; affect; shift; traverse; functionally; related; control; shifter; maintain; circuit generates; particle accelerator; rf signal; functionally related; phase shift; charged particle; signal source; phase shifter; multiple frequency; rf cavity; rf transport; stable rf; odd multiple; particle accelera; /333/327/

Citation Formats

Curtin, Michael T, Natter, Eckard F, and Denney, Peter M. Phase stable RF transport system. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
Curtin, Michael T, Natter, Eckard F, & Denney, Peter M. Phase stable RF transport system. United States.
Curtin, Michael T, Natter, Eckard F, and Denney, Peter M. Wed . "Phase stable RF transport system". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868369.
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abstractNote = {An RF transport system delivers a phase-stable RF signal to a load, such as an RF cavity of a charged particle accelerator. A circuit generates a calibration signal at an odd multiple frequency of the RF signal where the calibration signal is superimposed with the RF signal on a common cable that connects the RF signal with the load. Signal isolating diplexers are located at both the RF signal source end and load end of the common cable to enable the calibration to be inserted and extracted from the cable signals without any affect on the RF signal. Any phase shift in the calibration signal during traverse of the common cable is then functionally related to the phase shift in the RF signal. The calibration phase shift is used to control a phase shifter for the RF signal to maintain a stable RF signal at the load.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
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