Scribd
Upload
102 views2 pages

Accelerator Details - Linac RF Power Sources

The document discusses two types of RF power amplifiers used in Fermilab's linear accelerator (Linac): triodes and klystrons. Triodes use a grid to control electron flow from the cathode to the anode, functioning as a voltage-controlled current source. They operate at lower frequencies including 201.25 MHz in the first part of the Linac. Klystrons accelerate electrons using an input RF signal to modulate their velocity, bunching them up at an output cavity to produce a high intensity RF field. They require at least two cavities and are used at higher frequencies like 805 MHz in the newer part of the Linac.

Uploaded by

lcnblzr3877
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
102 views2 pages

Accelerator Details - Linac RF Power Sources

The document discusses two types of RF power amplifiers used in Fermilab's linear accelerator (Linac): triodes and klystrons. Triodes use a grid to control electron flow from the cathode to the anode, functioning as a voltage-controlled current source. They operate at lower frequencies including 201.25 MHz in the first part of the Linac. Klystrons accelerate electrons using an input RF signal to modulate their velocity, bunching them up at an output cavity to produce a high intensity RF field. They require at least two cavities and are used at higher frequencies like 805 MHz in the newer part of the Linac.

Uploaded by

lcnblzr3877
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

Accelerator Details: Linac RF power sources http://www-bd.fnal.gov/public/triode_klystron.

html

Fermilab's Chain of Accelerators


Return to
Return to
Fermilab's Chain Accelerator Details: Accelerator
of Accelerators
(movie clip) RF Power Sources for the Linac Details Main
Page

RF Power Amplifiers - The Triode

The Triode is in itself is a miniature electron


accelerator. The filament boils electrons off
the cathode. The electrons are accelerated by
the DC power supply to the anode. The
voltage on the grid controls how many
electrons make it to the anode. The number of
electrons flowing into the anode determines
the current into the
load.

The triode can be thought of as a voltage


controlled current source.

Triodes work well at low frequencies and are


used in the first (old) part of the Linac
and operate at a frequency of 201.25 MHz.

RF Power Amplifiers - The Klystron

The Klystron is in itself is a miniature electron


accelerator. The filament boils electrons of the
cathode. The electrons are accelerated by the
DC power supply to the anode. The velocity (or
energy) of the electrons is modulated by the
input RF. The electrons drift to the anode.
Because of the velocity modulation, some
electrons are slowed down, some are speeded
up.

If the output cavity is placed at the right place,


the electrons will bunch up at the output cavity
which will excite a high intensity RF field in the
output cavity.

Klystrons need a minimum of 2 cavities but can


have more for larger gain.

A klystron’s size is determined by the size of


the bunching cavities.

The size of these cavities are inversely


proportional to the frequency.

Klystrons are used at high frequencies and is


used in the second (new) part of the Linac at
805 MHz.

1 di 2 10/05/2006 9.19
Accelerator Details: Linac RF power sources http://www-bd.fnal.gov/public/triode_klystron.html

Questions? Contact Ernie Malamud. rev. August 18, 2000

Security, Privacy, Legal

2 di 2 10/05/2006 9.19

You might also like