QUASI-OPTICAL 3-dB HYBRID FOR FUTURE HIGH-ENERGY ACCELERATORS

Technical Report · Thu Dec 15 00:00:00 EST 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/861441· OSTI ID:861441

Hirshfield, Jay L

Phase-controlled wave combiners-commutators and isolators for protecting rf sources against reflection from the accelerating structure can be built using a 3-dB hybrid built around a metallic grating used in a ''magic-Y'' configuration. Models of the magic-Y were designed and tested, both at 34.272 GHz using the Omega-P Ka-band magnicon, and at 11.424 GHz using the Omega-P/NRL X-band magnicon. All elements of the magic-Y were optimized analytically and numerically. A non-vacuum 34 GHz model of the magic Y was built and tested experimentally at a low power. An engineering design for the high power (vacuum) compressor was configured. Similar steps were taken for the 11-GHz version.

• Research Organization: Omega-P, Inc.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC)
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-04ER84031
• OSTI ID: 861441
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER 84031-p46; TRN: US0702249
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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