On the new prospects of high power wideband TWT creation

Abstract

A new design of a slow - wave structure of a “crossed staircase” type for a powerful broadband multi-beam X-band TWT has been considered. The use of dense packing of beams and diaphragms with bushings allows to increase the interaction impedance to 4-7 Ohm and the dispersion correction makes it possible to expand the band up to 18% using a special form of coupling slots. The calculation of electronics demonstrates a possibility of obtaining the power of 24 kW, gain of 17 dB and efficiency of 28% in the TWT with such a slow-wave structure. The design of the permanent magnet system with an interpole gap of 119 mm was developed which provides 100% transportation of the electron beam to the collector.