Experimental demonstration of a W-band gyroklystron amplifier

被引:53
作者
Blank, M
Danly, BG
Levush, B
Latham, PE
Pershing, DE
机构
[1] Naval Research Laboratory, WA, 20375
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.79.4485
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
The experimental demonstration of a four cavity W-band (93 GHz) gyroklystron amplifier is reported. The gyroklystron has produced 67 kW peak output power and 28% efficiency in the TE011 mode using a 55 kV, 4.3 A electron beam. The full width at half maximum instantaneous bandwidth is greater than 460 MHz, a significant increase over the bandwidth demonstrated in previous W-band gyroklystron amplifier experiments. The amplifier is unconditionally stable at this operating point. Experimental results are in good agreement with theoretical predictions.
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页码:4485 / 4488
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