The paper mainly presents the design of beam-wave interaction of a C-band high-peakpower high-efficiency broadband klystron.The beam-wave interaction section is designed based on considerations of efficiency and bandw...The paper mainly presents the design of beam-wave interaction of a C-band high-peakpower high-efficiency broadband klystron.The beam-wave interaction section is designed based on considerations of efficiency and bandwidth synthetically.As a part of beam-wave interaction section,buncher section is simulated by Particle-In-Cell(PIC) code to observe the bunching process of electron beam to achieve high conversion efficiency of electron beam and RF field.When it comes to the other part,output circuit is designed as a three-section filter by an output cavity loaded with Chebyshev filter,and the cold test results are given.The beam-wave interaction is simulated by EGUN code and Arsenal-MSU code respectively.The simulated results indicated that,the existence of power dips in the operating bandwidth is verified by Arsenal-MSU code,comparing proper results by EGUN code.Then,the method that design parameters are not adjusted except parameters of buncher cavities to remove potential power dips is described.What is more,the simulated results of electron optics system are given by EGUN code and Arsenal-MSU code respectively.The further hot test results of klystron prove that the whole design of beam-wave interaction is effective.展开更多
本文提出了一种低剖面锥形波束漏波天线,该天线实现了宽仰角扫描范围和较低的方位面不圆度水平。通过在平行板波导表面刻蚀一系列同心圆环漏波结构,实现了导波模式向锥形辐射波束的转换。为有效拓宽俯仰面内的扫描范围,对单元格的色散...本文提出了一种低剖面锥形波束漏波天线,该天线实现了宽仰角扫描范围和较低的方位面不圆度水平。通过在平行板波导表面刻蚀一系列同心圆环漏波结构,实现了导波模式向锥形辐射波束的转换。为有效拓宽俯仰面内的扫描范围,对单元格的色散特性进行了理论分析。利用漏波结构的等效电路模型,提取了对应的集总电路元件参数。同时,评估了不同探针配置对不圆度水平的影响,并最终设计了一种基于接地共面波导的八路等功分馈电网络。实测结果表明,该天线能够工作于30.0 GHz~37.0 GHz的频率范围,相对带宽达21%,仰角扫描范围为45°。该天线具有稳定的全向辐射特性,方位面不圆度低于1.6 d B,交叉极化水平优于-22 d B。所设计的天线可满足毫米波卫星通信和引信探测等领域的应用需求。展开更多
[Background]Traveling-wave tubes(TWTs)are widely applied in radar,imaging,and military systems owing to their excellent amplification characteristics.Miniaturization and integration are critical to the future of TWTs,...[Background]Traveling-wave tubes(TWTs)are widely applied in radar,imaging,and military systems owing to their excellent amplification characteristics.Miniaturization and integration are critical to the future of TWTs,with multi-channel slow-wave structures(SWSs)forming the foundation for their realization in high-power vacuum electronic devices.[Purpose]To provide design insights for multi-channel TWTs and simultaneously enhance their output power,a W-band folded-waveguide TWT with dual electron beams and H-plane power combining was proposed.[Methods]Three-dimensional electromagnetic simulations in CST were conducted to verify the highfrequency characteristics,electric field distribution,and amplification performance of the proposed SWS,thereby confirming the validity of the design.[Results]Results indicate that the designed TWT achieves a transmission bandwidth of 10 GHz.With an electron beam voltage of 17.9 kV and a current of 0.35 A,the output power reaches 450 W at 94 GHz,corresponding to an efficiency of 7.18%and a gain of 23.5 dB.Moreover,under fixed beam voltage and current,the TWT delivers over 200 W output power across 91–99 GHz,with a 3 dB bandwidth of 91–98.5 GHz.The particle voltage distribution after modulation further validates the mode analysis.[Conclusions]These results demonstrate the feasibility of compact dual-beam power-combining structures and provide useful guidance for the design of future multi-channel TWTs.展开更多
文摘The paper mainly presents the design of beam-wave interaction of a C-band high-peakpower high-efficiency broadband klystron.The beam-wave interaction section is designed based on considerations of efficiency and bandwidth synthetically.As a part of beam-wave interaction section,buncher section is simulated by Particle-In-Cell(PIC) code to observe the bunching process of electron beam to achieve high conversion efficiency of electron beam and RF field.When it comes to the other part,output circuit is designed as a three-section filter by an output cavity loaded with Chebyshev filter,and the cold test results are given.The beam-wave interaction is simulated by EGUN code and Arsenal-MSU code respectively.The simulated results indicated that,the existence of power dips in the operating bandwidth is verified by Arsenal-MSU code,comparing proper results by EGUN code.Then,the method that design parameters are not adjusted except parameters of buncher cavities to remove potential power dips is described.What is more,the simulated results of electron optics system are given by EGUN code and Arsenal-MSU code respectively.The further hot test results of klystron prove that the whole design of beam-wave interaction is effective.
文摘本文提出了一种低剖面锥形波束漏波天线,该天线实现了宽仰角扫描范围和较低的方位面不圆度水平。通过在平行板波导表面刻蚀一系列同心圆环漏波结构,实现了导波模式向锥形辐射波束的转换。为有效拓宽俯仰面内的扫描范围,对单元格的色散特性进行了理论分析。利用漏波结构的等效电路模型,提取了对应的集总电路元件参数。同时,评估了不同探针配置对不圆度水平的影响,并最终设计了一种基于接地共面波导的八路等功分馈电网络。实测结果表明,该天线能够工作于30.0 GHz~37.0 GHz的频率范围,相对带宽达21%,仰角扫描范围为45°。该天线具有稳定的全向辐射特性,方位面不圆度低于1.6 d B,交叉极化水平优于-22 d B。所设计的天线可满足毫米波卫星通信和引信探测等领域的应用需求。
基金National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFF0707602)National Natural Science Foundation of China(62471097,62471115,62471101)National Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan(2025ZNSFSC0537)。
文摘[Background]Traveling-wave tubes(TWTs)are widely applied in radar,imaging,and military systems owing to their excellent amplification characteristics.Miniaturization and integration are critical to the future of TWTs,with multi-channel slow-wave structures(SWSs)forming the foundation for their realization in high-power vacuum electronic devices.[Purpose]To provide design insights for multi-channel TWTs and simultaneously enhance their output power,a W-band folded-waveguide TWT with dual electron beams and H-plane power combining was proposed.[Methods]Three-dimensional electromagnetic simulations in CST were conducted to verify the highfrequency characteristics,electric field distribution,and amplification performance of the proposed SWS,thereby confirming the validity of the design.[Results]Results indicate that the designed TWT achieves a transmission bandwidth of 10 GHz.With an electron beam voltage of 17.9 kV and a current of 0.35 A,the output power reaches 450 W at 94 GHz,corresponding to an efficiency of 7.18%and a gain of 23.5 dB.Moreover,under fixed beam voltage and current,the TWT delivers over 200 W output power across 91–99 GHz,with a 3 dB bandwidth of 91–98.5 GHz.The particle voltage distribution after modulation further validates the mode analysis.[Conclusions]These results demonstrate the feasibility of compact dual-beam power-combining structures and provide useful guidance for the design of future multi-channel TWTs.
