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Title: Solid state RF power: The route to 1W per euro cent

Abstract

In most particle accelerators RF power is a decisive design constraint due to high costs and relative inflexibility of current electron beam based RF sources, i.e. Klystrons, Magnetrons, Tetrodes etc. At VHF/UHF frequencies the transition to solid state devices promises to fundamentally change the situation. Recent progress brings 1 Watt per Euro cent installed cost within reach. We present a Silicon Carbide semiconductor solution utilising the Solid State Direct Drive technology at unprecedented efficiency, power levels and power densities. The proposed solution allows retrofitting of existing RF accelerators and opens the route to novel particle accelerator concepts.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Siemens AG, Mozartstrasse 57, Erlangen (Germany)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22116954
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1525; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: 22. international conference on application of accelerators in research and industry, Ft. Worth, TX (United States), 5-10 Aug 2012; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; DESIGN; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRON BEAMS; KLYSTRONS; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MAGNETRONS; POWER DENSITY; RETROFITTING; RF SYSTEMS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SI SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS; SILICON CARBIDES; SOLIDS

Citation Formats

Heid, Oliver. Solid state RF power: The route to 1W per euro cent. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4802314.
Heid, Oliver. Solid state RF power: The route to 1W per euro cent. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4802314
Heid, Oliver. 2013. "Solid state RF power: The route to 1W per euro cent". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4802314.
@article{osti_22116954,
title = {Solid state RF power: The route to 1W per euro cent},
author = {Heid, Oliver},
abstractNote = {In most particle accelerators RF power is a decisive design constraint due to high costs and relative inflexibility of current electron beam based RF sources, i.e. Klystrons, Magnetrons, Tetrodes etc. At VHF/UHF frequencies the transition to solid state devices promises to fundamentally change the situation. Recent progress brings 1 Watt per Euro cent installed cost within reach. We present a Silicon Carbide semiconductor solution utilising the Solid State Direct Drive technology at unprecedented efficiency, power levels and power densities. The proposed solution allows retrofitting of existing RF accelerators and opens the route to novel particle accelerator concepts.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4802314},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22116954}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 1525,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Apr 19 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Fri Apr 19 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
}