Design of a 48 GHz gyroklystron amplifier

Nix, Laurence J. R. and Zhang, Liang and Cross, Adrian W. (2021) Design of a 48 GHz gyroklystron amplifier. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 68 (11). pp. 5792-5798. ISSN 0018-9383 (https://doi.org/10.1109/TED.2021.3108746)

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Abstract

The continued development of linear accelerators at higher frequencies poses several technological challenges. One such challenge is the requirement for high-frequency amplifiers to drive linearization systems. Presented in this article is the design of a 48 GHz gyroklystron amplifier appropriate for application in a harmonic linearizer for a 6 GHz or 12 GHz drive frequency. The beam used in the gyroklystron is provided by a magnetron injection gun (MIG), which has been designed using genetic optimization. The gyroklystron interaction circuit was designed with the aid of a Particle-in-Cell (PIC) simulation study which predicted 2 MW of output power at 48 GHz with a gain of 35 dB and an efficiency of 38%. This article summarizes the preceding work on the interaction circuit and MIG with additional phase stability analysis as well as presenting the design and analysis of vacuum windows, an input coupler, and the collector.

ORCID iDs

Nix, Laurence J. R., Zhang, Liang ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6317-0395 and Cross, Adrian W. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7672-1283;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:77863
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    6 September 2021
    Published
    6 September 2021
    Published Online
    25 August 2021
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    Subjects:Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:22 Sep 2021 12:10
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 13:13
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/77863
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