This paper reviews the main types of radio-frequency power amplifiers which are, or may be, used for high-power hadron accelerators. It covers tetrodes, inductive output tubes, klystrons and magnetrons with power outputs greater than 10 kW continuous wave or 100 kW pulsed at frequencies from 50 MHz to 30 GHz. Factors affecting the satisfactory operation of amplifiers include cooling, matching and protection circuits are discussed. The paper concludes with a summary of the state of the art for the different technologies.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1303.1355,
title = {Radio-frequency power generation},
author = {Richard G. Carter},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1303.1355},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
25 pages, contribution to the CAS - CERN Accelerator School: Course on High Power Hadron Machines; 24 May - 2 Jun 2011, Bilbao, Spain. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1112.3209