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A 45-GHz/20-kW Gyrotron-Based Microwave Setup for the Fourth-Generation ECR Ion Sources.
- Source :
- IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices; Sep2018, Vol. 65 Issue 9, p3963-3969, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- A 45-GHz gyrotron-based microwave oscillator setup has been purposefully developed for powering of a superconducting electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) ion source. The setup provides a smoothly regulated output power in the 0.1–20-kW range (up to 26 kW in manual mode) with an efficiency of up to 50% and collector depression in both continuous wave (CW) and pulse modes. Pulse mode specifications: duration 5–200 ms, leading edge less than ${2}~\mu \text{s}$ , trailing edge less than ${1}~\mu \text{s}$ , repetition rate 1–10 Hz, and triggered operation using an external reference oscillator. The set of high-voltage power supplies (HVPSs) is equipped with a fast electronic protective system to ensure trouble-free operation of the gyrotron. The functional structure of the setup corresponds to the general design method for feedback-controlled microwave sources. The feedback loop consists of a power meter (or a detector unit, to the user’s choice), a control system, and an anode HVPS, the regulated voltage of which controls the output power of the gyrotron. The feedback characteristic time is less than 1 s. Feedback control is provided for both CW and pulse modes. The setup includes a unique quasi-optical line that transmits the microwave beam through a 2-m air gap, as well as a synthesized mode converter from the Gaussian beam to the TE01 or TE11 mode (to the user’s choice) installed on a 300-kV platform. During the tests, the developed setup proved to be a reliable and user-friendly tool applicable for long-term powering of the fourth-generation ECR ion sources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- GYROTRONS
MICROWAVE tubes
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00189383
- Volume :
- 65
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 132684470
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TED.2018.2859274