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Toward High-Power Klystrons With RF Power Conversion Efficiency on the Order of 90%

Baikov, Andrey Yu. ; Marrelli, Chiara LU and Syratchev, Igor (2015) In IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices 62(10). p.3406-3412
Abstract
The increase in efficiency of RF power generation for future large accelerators is considered a high priority issue. The vast majority of the existing commercial high-power RF klystrons operates in the electronic efficiency range between 40% and 55%. Only a few klystrons available on the market are capable of operating with 65% efficiency or above. In this paper, a new method to achieve 90% RF power conversion efficiency in a klystron amplifier is presented. The essential part of this method is a new bunching technique-bunching with bunch core oscillations. Computer simulations confirm that the RF production efficiency above 90% can be reached with this new bunching method. The results of a preliminary study of an L-band, 20-MW peak RF... (More)
The increase in efficiency of RF power generation for future large accelerators is considered a high priority issue. The vast majority of the existing commercial high-power RF klystrons operates in the electronic efficiency range between 40% and 55%. Only a few klystrons available on the market are capable of operating with 65% efficiency or above. In this paper, a new method to achieve 90% RF power conversion efficiency in a klystron amplifier is presented. The essential part of this method is a new bunching technique-bunching with bunch core oscillations. Computer simulations confirm that the RF production efficiency above 90% can be reached with this new bunching method. The results of a preliminary study of an L-band, 20-MW peak RF power multibeam klystron for Compact Linear Collider with the efficiency above 85% are presented. (Less)
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Design optimization, energy efficiency, klystrons, microwave amplifiers, particle accelerators, space charge
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IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
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62
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10
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3406 - 3412
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IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
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0018-9383
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10.1109/TED.2015.2464096
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English
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  abstract     = {{The increase in efficiency of RF power generation for future large accelerators is considered a high priority issue. The vast majority of the existing commercial high-power RF klystrons operates in the electronic efficiency range between 40% and 55%. Only a few klystrons available on the market are capable of operating with 65% efficiency or above. In this paper, a new method to achieve 90% RF power conversion efficiency in a klystron amplifier is presented. The essential part of this method is a new bunching technique-bunching with bunch core oscillations. Computer simulations confirm that the RF production efficiency above 90% can be reached with this new bunching method. The results of a preliminary study of an L-band, 20-MW peak RF power multibeam klystron for Compact Linear Collider with the efficiency above 85% are presented.}},
  author       = {{Baikov, Andrey Yu. and Marrelli, Chiara and Syratchev, Igor}},
  issn         = {{0018-9383}},
  keywords     = {{Design optimization; energy efficiency; klystrons; microwave amplifiers; particle accelerators; space charge}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{10}},
  pages        = {{3406--3412}},
  publisher    = {{IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}},
  series       = {{IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices}},
  title        = {{Toward High-Power Klystrons With RF Power Conversion Efficiency on the Order of 90%}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TED.2015.2464096}},
  doi          = {{10.1109/TED.2015.2464096}},
  volume       = {{62}},
  year         = {{2015}},
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