RF Basics I & II
Abstract
This lecture starts with a brief historical introduction and an explanation how to get from Maxwell's Equations to a simple cavity. After simplifying and adapting the equations for their application to Radio Frequency problems, the most important formulae and characteristics for cavities and wave-guides are derived. The most common figures of merit are explained and some of the different cavity types are introduced. The alternative description of cavities as a lumped circuit model is then introduced, which is often used to characterise the cavity-coupler-generator interplay.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2602.23215,
title = {RF Basics I & II},
author = {Frank Gerigk},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.23215},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
53 pages, contribution to the CAS - CERN Accelerator School: RF for Accelerators, 18 June - 01 July 2023, Berlin Germany. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1302.5264, arXiv:1111.4897. substantial text overlap with arXiv:1302.5264, arXiv:1111.4897