Compact high efficiency, light weight 200-800 MHZ high power RF source

Conference · Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985 · IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6078159

Shrader, M B; Preist, D H

There has long been a need for a new more efficient less bulky high power RF power source to drive accelerators in the 200 to 800 MHz region. Results on a recent 5-year EIMAC sponsored R and D program which have lead to the introduction of the Klystrode for UHF television and troposcatter applications indicate that at power levels of 1MW or more efficiencies in excess of 75% can be obtained at 450 MHz. Efficiencies of this order coupled with potential size and weight parameters which coupled with potential size and weight parameters which are a fraction of those of existing high power UHF generators open up new applications which heretofore would have been impractical if not impossible. Measurements at 470 MHz on existing Klystrodes are given. Projected operating conditions for a 1MW 450 MHz Klystrode having an overall length of 60 inches and a total tube, circuit, and magnet weight of 250 pounds is presented.

• Research Organization: Varian EIMAC San Carlos, CA
• OSTI ID: 6078159
• Report Number(s): CONF-850504-
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States), Vol. NS-32:5; Conference: Particle accelerator conference, Vancouver, Canada, 13 May 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
RF SYSTEMS
MHZ RANGE 100-1000
POWER RANGE 1-10 MW
ACCELERATORS
EFFICIENCY
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
KLYSTRONS
ELECTRON TUBES
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
FREQUENCY RANGE
MHZ RANGE
MICROWAVE EQUIPMENT
MICROWAVE TUBES
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Development
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