High efficiency cavity design of a 170 GHz gyrotron for fusion applications

被引:11
作者
Correa, RA [1 ]
Levush, B [1 ]
Antonsen, TM [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MARYLAND, INST PLASMA RES, COLLEGE PK, MD 20742 USA
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10.1063/1.872133
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O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
The design of high power, continuous wave (cw), 170 GHz gyrotron cavities is considered. The anticipated degradation of efficiency with beam velocity spread places a premium on the optimization of efficiency. For parameters of interest achievement of high efficiency requires utilization of a high quality cavity. Two options are considered: a barrel cavity and a long simple tapered cavity operating at low voltage. The cavities are examined for their sensitivity to velocity spread, their mode competition, and their maximum Ohmic power dissipation. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.
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