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Title: High efficiency, low cost, RF sources for accelerators and colliders

Journal Article · · Journal of Instrumentation
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  1. Calabazas Creek Research, Inc., San Mateo, CA (United States)
  2. Communications & Power Industries, LLC, Palo Alto, CA (United States)
  3. Communications & Power Industries, LLC, Beverley, MA (United States)
  4. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
  5. JP Accelerator Works, Inc., Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  6. Leidos, Inc., Reston, VA (United States)
  7. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
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Accelerators for High Energy Physics (HEP) are large users of energy, much of it in the form of radiofrequency (RF) power to accelerate particles to very high energies. Proposed HEP projects will require even larger amounts of RF energy. Increasing concerns of the cost and availability of energy will require the HEP community to use energy as efficiently as possible. Successful transfer of HEP technology to the public and private sectors will be most effective if it is highly efficient. Historically, the HEP community has utilized available RF power sources, mainly in the form of vacuum tube technology, much of which was developed during the cold war or is otherwised used in the private sector. The private sector is moving to solid-state RF sources which do not exhibit the electrical efficiency that is needed for future HEP projects. Here we summarize the state of the development of a number of RF sources that promise efficiencies of 80% and above. We also outline future efforts that are needed to fully realize the potential of these sources.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359; SC0011229; SC0018838; SC0017789; SC0019800
OSTI ID:
1867622
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB-23-231-AD-ETD-TD; FERMILAB-CONF-22-290-AD; arXiv:2203.12043; oai:inspirehep.net:2661187
Journal Information:
Journal of Instrumentation, Vol. 18, Issue 05; ISSN 1748-0221
Publisher:
Institute of Physics (IOP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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