Design of an overmoded W-band TWT
We report on the design and cold test validation of an overmoded TWT capable of producing power in excess of 100 Watts in the W-band and above. The TWT operates in the TM31 mode of a rectangular cavity and has transverse dimensions three times larger than a conventional ladder TWT. Dielectric loadin...
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| author | Comfoltey, E. Nicholas Shapiro, Michael Sirigiri, Jagadishwar R. Temkin, Richard J. |
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| description | We report on the design and cold test validation of an overmoded TWT capable of producing power in excess of 100 Watts in the W-band and above. The TWT operates in the TM31 mode of a rectangular cavity and has transverse dimensions three times larger than a conventional ladder TWT. Dielectric loading of a resonant cavity was utilized to suppress lower order modes and prevent parasitic oscillations. HFSS and MAGIC3D codes were used to predict performance. An X-Ku band scaled down version of the interaction structure was built and cold tests performed on it showed excellent agreement with HFSS simulations. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/589582022-09-28T09:36:15Z Design of an overmoded W-band TWT Comfoltey, E. Nicholas Shapiro, Michael Sirigiri, Jagadishwar R. Temkin, Richard J. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Plasma Science and Fusion Center Temkin, Richard J. Comfoltey, E. Nicholas Shapiro, Michael Sirigiri, Jagadishwar R. Temkin, Richard J. overmoded TWT MAGIC3D W-Band ladder circuit We report on the design and cold test validation of an overmoded TWT capable of producing power in excess of 100 Watts in the W-band and above. The TWT operates in the TM31 mode of a rectangular cavity and has transverse dimensions three times larger than a conventional ladder TWT. Dielectric loading of a resonant cavity was utilized to suppress lower order modes and prevent parasitic oscillations. HFSS and MAGIC3D codes were used to predict performance. An X-Ku band scaled down version of the interaction structure was built and cold tests performed on it showed excellent agreement with HFSS simulations. United States. Air Force Office of Scientific Research 2010-10-07T21:02:59Z 2010-10-07T21:02:59Z 2009-08 2009-04 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 978-1-4244-3500-5 INSPEC Accession Number: 10814346 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/58958 Comfoltey, E.N. et al. “Design of an overmoded W-band TWT.” Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2009. IVEC '09. IEEE International. 2009. 127-128. © Copyright 2009 IEEE https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9813-0177 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/IVELEC.2009.5193391 Proceedings of the IEEE International Vacuum Electronics Conference, 2009 Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE |
| spellingShingle | overmoded TWT MAGIC3D W-Band ladder circuit Comfoltey, E. Nicholas Shapiro, Michael Sirigiri, Jagadishwar R. Temkin, Richard J. Design of an overmoded W-band TWT |
| title | Design of an overmoded W-band TWT |
| title_full | Design of an overmoded W-band TWT |
| title_fullStr | Design of an overmoded W-band TWT |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design of an overmoded W-band TWT |
| title_short | Design of an overmoded W-band TWT |
| title_sort | design of an overmoded w band twt |
| topic | overmoded TWT MAGIC3D W-Band ladder circuit |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/58958 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9813-0177 |
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