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A Study on the Characteristics of a 400W, 7.9~8.4GHz Double-Slot Coupled-Cavity Traveling-Wave Tube

400W, 7.9~8.4GHz 이중슬롯 결합공진기 진행파관 증폭기 특성 연구

  • Received : 2009.07.13
  • Accepted : 2009.10.22
  • Published : 2009.12.31
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Abstract

This thesis focuses on the study of high-power, coupled-cavity traveling-wave tube(CCTWT) for radar applications. The CCTWT employed a reentrant double-slot staggered RF cavity structure. Computational analysis of the X-band, double-slot staggered structures is carried out through the use of HFSS code, which solves Maxwell's equations fully in three-dimensions. The non-linear, large-signal performance of CCTWTs are predicted from numerical simulations using a three-dimensional particle-in-cell code, MAGIC3D. With beam voltage set to 12.7~13kV and beam current at 300mA, the CCTWT produces a saturated radiation power of 350~430W, corresponding to an electronic efficiency of 8.9~11.2% and a gain of 23.7~24.2dB within a frequency range of 7.9~8.4GHz.

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