Physical Review Accelerators and Beams (Oct 2017)

High current nonlinear transmission line based electron beam driver

  • B. W. Hoff,
  • D. M. French,
  • D. S. Simon,
  • P. D. Lepell,
  • T. Montoya,
  • S. L. Heidger

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.20.100401
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 10
p. 100401

Abstract

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A gigawatt-class nonlinear transmission line based electron beam driver is experimentally demonstrated. Four experimental series, each with a different Marx bank charge voltage (15, 20, 25, and 30 kV), were completed. Within each experimental series, shots at peak frequencies ranging from 950 MHz to 1.45 GHz were performed. Peak amplitude modulations of the NLTL output voltage signal were found to range between 18% and 35% for the lowest frequency shots and between 5% and 20% for the highest frequency shots (higher modulation at higher Marx charge voltage). Peak amplitude modulations of the electron beam current were found to range between 10% and 20% for the lowest frequency shots and between 2% and 7% for the highest frequency shots (higher modulation at higher Marx charge voltage).