HIGH-POWER X-BAND AMPLIFICATION FROM AN OVERMODED 3-CAVITY GYROKLYSTON WITH A TUNABLE PENULTIMATE CAVITY

被引:35
作者
TANTAWI, SG
MAIN, WT
LATHAM, PE
NUSINOVICH, GS
LAWSON, WG
STRIFFLER, CD
GRANATSTEIN, VL
机构
[1] Plasma Research, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
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D O I
10.1109/27.142821
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
Experimental results of a 10 GHz TE01 mode three-cavity gyroklystron with a tunable penultimate cavity are presented. The electron beam was produced by a pulse line modulator and a magnetron injection gun which operates to 433 kV and 225 A with 1-mu-s flat-top. Three-cavity circuits have produced a peak power of 27 MW with efficiency of 32% and pulse energy of 39 J. A maximum gain of 50 dB was achieved at a peak power of 20 MW, and a maximum efficiency of 37% was achieved at a peak power of 16 MW.
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