A collective interaction klystron
Abstract
It is shown that by just bending the drift region of a two cavity klystron into a circular arc, the current bunching near the output cavity is significantly enhanced. This increase in the bunching results from the negative mass behavior of a rotating electron beam. This device thus distinguishes from the conventional klystron as the ac space charges in the latter device adversely affect the grouping of electrons. Operations with both low voltage and high voltage beams are suggested.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- April 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984STIN...8427991L
- Keywords:
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- Electron Beams;
- Electron Bunching;
- Klystrons;
- Microwave Equipment;
- Space Charge;
- Alternating Current;
- Bending;
- Cavities;
- High Voltages;
- Low Voltage;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering