1.8 T直流磁体94 GHz连续波二次谐波回旋管

首次实现直流磁体W波段二次谐波回旋管连续波稳定运行。回旋管工作时所需1.8 T磁场由一个水冷直流线圈产生。直流线圈励磁电流为500 A,功耗28 kW,内孔直径66 mm,可直接将回旋管插入内孔中。回旋管内电子束由双阳极磁控注入电子枪产生。采用高效率内置准光模式变换器实现束波分离并输出准高斯波束。研制的回旋管工作频率为94.08 GHz,腔内工作模式为TE₀₂。实验中成功实现5 min连续稳定运行,输出功率达到12 kW。电子束电压为45 kV,电流1.7 A,对应的输出效率15.7 %。     

W波段回旋行波管放大器的模拟与设计

回旋行波管放大器是高功率毫米波雷达发射系统最重要的候选者.通过对回旋行波管放大器中的绝对不稳定性、回旋返波振荡以及电子注-波互作用的研究，讨论了回旋行波管的稳定性、寄生模式的抑制和工作参数的优化等问题，给出了W波段TE₀₁模回旋行波管放大器的模拟设计结果.PIC粒子模拟结果表明，在电子注电压100kV、电流10A、工作磁场3.52T时，94GHz的基波回旋行波管放大器可获得大于250kW的输出功率、40dB的增益、大于25％的效率和约5％的带宽. 关键词： W波段 回旋行波管放大器 模拟 设计     

94 GHz回旋管准光模式变换器设计

基于几何光学理论和矢量绕射理论,研究了将回旋管及其他高功率微波器件的振荡输出模式转换成准光高斯波束的模式变换器,采用伏拉索夫(Vlasov)辐射器和三级准光反射面实现了准高斯模TEM₀₀的横向输出.研究了Vlasov辐射器的工作机理,运用矢量绕射理论计算出波导辐射场,口面电流分布的方法计算反射面辐射场.通过编写程序设计了将94 GHz,模式为TE₆₂的毫米波转化为准光高斯波束的内置式准光模式变换器. 关键词： 94 GHz回旋管 内置式准光模式变换器 Vlasov辐射器 矢量绕射理论     

双频回旋管内置准光模式变换器设计

回旋管一般使用准光模式变换器实现高阶腔体模式到高斯波束的转换。结合标量衍射理论、KS迭代算法、几何光学、最小均方法等方法设计了工作频率为140 GHz（TE_{24, 9}）和105 GHz（TE_{18, 7}）的双频准光模式变换器。仿真结果显示所设计的准光模式变换器工作频率为140 GHz（TE_{24, 9}）时能量传输效率99.0%、高斯含量99.7%,工作频率为105 GHz（TE_{18, 7}）时能量传输效率97.3%、高斯含量98.0%。能够满足MW级双频回旋管的应用需求。

     

TE_(02)模式95 GHz三次谐波回旋管实验

首次实现W波段三次谐波回旋管输出功率突破10kW。谐波回旋管互作用结构采用带有光阑结构的圆柱型开放式谐振腔,工作模式为低损耗圆对称模式TE02。实验中,在脉冲宽度20μs、电子束电压45kV、电流3A、磁场1.23T时,测得工作频率为95.22GHz,输出功率13.4kW,对应效率9.9%。     

TE02模式95 GHz三次谐波回旋管实验

首次实现W波段三次谐波回旋管输出功率突破10 kW。谐波回旋管互作用结构采用带有光阑结构的圆柱型开放式谐振腔,工作模式为低损耗圆对称模式TE02。实验中,在脉冲宽度20 s、电子束电压45 kV、电流3A、磁场1.23 T时,测得工作频率为95.22 GHz,输出功率13.4 kW,对应效率9.9%。     

高功率回旋振荡管Denisov型辐射器的研究

研究了一种用于高功率回旋振荡管准光模式变换系统的高效率Denisov型辐射器. 基于Bessel函数的积分展开及几何光学理论,系统地分析了圆波导中电磁波的传播过程及Denisov型辐射器降低衍射损耗的机理;分析了在圆波导内壁上工作模式与耦合模式叠加形成准高斯型场分布的过程. 从Bessel函数导数的本征值出发,给出了不同工作模式在Denisov型辐射器预聚束波导段选择目标耦合模式的一种普适方法,同时给出了Denisov型辐射器的设计方法. 依据上述理论分析编写了计算程序,并对一支140 GHz,工作模式为TE_28,8,1 MW长脉冲回旋振荡管进行了对比验证,计算结果与文献报道的结果具有很好的一致性. 关键词： 回旋管 准光辐射器 耦合模理论 模式变换     

W波段三次谐波回旋管实验研究

国内首次成功进行W波段三次谐波回旋管实验。回旋管工作模式为TE61,磁场1.2 T,采用拍频法测定工作频率为94.86 GHz。电子束电压为45 kV时,电流1.6 ~ 4.4 A范围内都观测到了三次谐波振荡信号。采用焦热计测定最大输出功率4.9 kW,效率约 3%。     

28 GHz/50 kW准光输出连续波回旋管

研制出国内首支基于电子回旋加热应用的28 GHz/50 kW准光输出大功率连续波回旋管。该回旋管采用了双阳极磁控注入枪,TE₀₂模式谐振腔,内置准光模式变换器,单级降压收集极。回旋管采用无液氦制冷超导磁体提供稳态磁场。实验中成功实现54.8 kW/1 s短脉冲输出和45.8 kW/30 s的连续波输出,工作频率为28.08 GHz,总效率达到57%。     

双共焦波导结构二次谐波太赫兹回旋管谐振腔设计

准光共焦波导具有功率容量大、模式密度低的特点,能够有效地减少模式竞争对回旋管互作用的影响,有利于高次谐波太赫兹回旋管的设计.为提高太赫兹准光回旋管的互作用效率,在共焦柱面波导的基础上,研究了一种新型高频互作用结构——双共焦波导结构,设计了一种330 GHz二次谐波双共焦结构回旋管谐振腔并对其进行了理论分析和粒子模拟.研究结果表明,双共焦谐振腔中的高阶模式能够与高次电子回旋谐波发生稳定的相互作用,并且没有模式竞争现象,具备工作在太赫兹波段的潜力.相比普通共焦波导谐振腔,双共焦谐振腔能够增强准光回旋管的注波互作用强度,提高回旋管的输出功率和工作效率.此外,结果还表明双共焦波导中的电磁波模式是一种由两个独立的共焦波导模式叠加而成的混合模式.利用这种混合模式有望实现太赫兹回旋管的单注双频工作,为新型太赫兹辐射源的研究提供了新的途径.     

Continuous-Wave Operation of a Frequency-Tunable 460-GHz Second-Harmonic Gyrotron for Enhanced Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

The design, operation, and characterization of a continuous-wave (CW) tunable second-harmonic 460-GHz gyrotron are reported. The gyrotron is intended to be used as a submillimeter-wave source for 700-MHz nuclear magnetic resonance experiments with sensitivity enhanced by dynamic nuclear polarization. The gyrotron operates in the whispering-gallery mode TE(11,2) and has generated 16 W of output power with a 13-kV 100-mA electron beam. The start oscillation current measured over a range of magnetic field values is in good agreement with theoretical start currents obtained from linear theory for successive high-order axial modes TE(11,2,q). The minimum start current is 27 mA. Power and frequency tuning measurements as a function of the electron cyclotron frequency have also been carried out. A smooth frequency tuning range of 1 GHz was obtained for the operating second-harmonic mode either by magnetic field tuning or beam voltage tuning. Long-term CW operation was evaluated during an uninterrupted period of 48 h, where the gyrotron output power and frequency were kept stable to within ±0.7% and ±6 ppm, respectively, by a computerized control system. Proper operation of an internal quasi-optical mode converter implemented to transform the operating whispering-gallery mode to a Gaussian-like beam was also verified. Based on the images of the gyrotron output beam taken with a pyroelectric camera, the Gaussian-like mode content of the output beam was computed to be 92% with an ellipticity of 12%.     

A 1.5-MW, 140-GHz, TE28,16-coaxial cavity gyrotron

The design of a 1.5-MW, 140-GHz, TE-_28,16-coaxial cavity gyrotron is presented and results of experimental operation are given. A cavity with a cylindrical outer wall and a radially tapered inner rod with longitudinal corrugations was used. A maximum output power of 1.17 MW has been measured in the design mode with an efficiency of 27.2%. Single-mode operation has been found over a wide range of operating parameters. The experimental values agree well with the results of multimode calculations. Frequency-step tuning has been performed between 115.6 and 164.2 GHz. In particular, an output power of 0.9 MW has ben measured in the TE_25,14 mode at 123.0 GHz and 1.16 MW in the TE_32,18 mode at 158.9 GHz. At frequencies its with strong window reflections the parameter range for which stable operation is possible is reduced significantly. In order to obtain results relevant for a technical realization of a continuously operated gyrotron, a tube with a radial radio frequency (RF)-beam output through two output windows and a single-stage depressed collector has been designed and is under fabrication. A two-step mode conversion scheme-TE- _28,16 to Te_+76.2 to TEM₀₀-which generates two narrowly directed (60° at the launcher) output wavebeams has been chosen for a quasioptical (q,o) mode converter system. A conversion efficiency of 94% is expected     

Design and experimental operation of a 165-GHz, 1.5-MW,coaxial-cavity gyrotron with axial RF output

The development of a coaxial-cavity gyrotron operating in TE_31,17 mode at 165 GHz is presented. The selection of the operating frequency and mode are based on the limitations imposed by the maximum held of the superconducting (sc) magnet at Forschungzentrum Karlsruhe, Institut fur Technische Physik (FZK), the use of the inverse-magnetron injection gun (IMIG) of the 140-GHz, TE_28,16 coaxial gyrotron and the possibility of transforming the cavity mode to a whispering gallery mode (WGM) appropriate for the dual-beam quasioptical (q.o.) output coupler and the two output windows, which are foreseen for the next lateral output version of the tube. The tube with axial output has been tested at FZK to deliver maximum output power of 1.17 MW in the designed TE_31,17 mode with 26.7% efficiency at 164.98 GHz. Maximum efficiency of 28.2% was achieved at 0.9-MW output power. The design operating point with output power 1.36 MW and 36.7% efficiency was net accessible because of beam instabilities at high electron-velocity ratio α, presumably caused due to high electron-velocity spread. Power at higher frequencies was also detected: 1.02 MW at 167.16 GHz in TE_32,17 mode with 26.88 efficiency, 0.63 MW at 169.46 GHz in TE_33,17 mode with 18% efficiency, and 0.35 MW at 171.80 GHz in TE_31,17 mode with 13.3% efficiency     

High-peak power Ka-band gyrotron oscillatorexperiments with slotted and unslotted cavities

A K_a-band gyrotron oscillator powered by a compact pulseline accelerator has been operated using oscillator cavities with and without axial slots. The oscillator was operated at high voltage (~900 keV) and high current (~500 A) in the approximate frequency range of 20-50 GHz. The use of axial slots has been shown to suppress low-starting-current whispering-gallery modes, in particular, modes of the TE_m2 type, allowing stable operation in a linearly polarized TE₁₃ mode. A peak power of 35 MW has been observed at 6% efficiency     

Prebunched high-harmonic gyrotron

A scheme for harmonic wave generation using a prebunched electron beam has been demonstrated. The prebunched electron beam has been used to further increase the efficiency of the authors' axis-encircling high-harmonic gyrotron. The proof-of-principle experiment was performed at the third harmonic with a TE₃₁₂ mode at 27.7 GHz. The conversion power of 6.7 kW was significantly greater than that used in the nonprebunched experiment. Also, mode competition was effectively suppressed. As expected, the unsaturated output power is proportional to the square of the electron beam current and the start of oscillation current is essentially zero. A linear theory, derived by taking into account the spread of the guiding center and the spread of the axial velocity, gives good agreement with the experimental results     

170GHz兆瓦级同轴回旋振荡管的分析计算

回旋管是最有希望应用于正在实施的国际热核实验反应堆计划的微波源器件,然而研究设计符合要求的回旋管还存在很多困难需要解决.对170 GHz兆瓦级光滑同轴回旋管的注-波互作用进行了研究.选取模式谱相对稀疏的TE31,12作为工作模式,利用Matlab编制源程序,计算了同轴回旋管的注-波耦合系数、起振电流.在考虑电子速度零散、腔壁电阻率和单模近似的基础上,对光滑同轴谐振腔的优化设计和注-波互作用进行了仿真,给出了磁场、电压、电流和内导体倾角等参量与回旋管效率的关系.结果表明,电压和磁场对回旋管效率影响较大,电子速度零散对回旋管效率影响较小,因而可降低电子枪的设计要求.此外,优化内导体倾角和同轴谐振腔结构参数可提高注-波互作用效率,降低电子速度零散对互作用效率的影响,获得了约50%的电子效率及1.7 MW输出功率.     

Linear and Non-Linear Inserts for Genuinely Wideband Continuous Frequency Tunable Coaxial Gyrotron Cavities

We consider two continuous frequency tunable CW coaxial gyrotron oscillators, one 330 GHz with 3 GHz bandwidth and output power 50 – 400 W for scientific applications and one 30 GHz with 0.4 GHz bandwidth and output power 40 – 140 kW for industrial applications. The continuous tuning of both gyrotrons is achieved by moving the linearly tapered inner conductor in the axial direction in combination with the proper adjustment of the operating magnetic field. We consider also a non-linear tapering, which makes it possible to reduce the length of the insert and to improve efficiency of the device.     

Millimeter-wave gyroklystron amplifier experiment using arelativistic electron beam

A fundamental-mode TE₁₁₁° two-cavity intense-beam gyroklystron amplifier experiment, operating at an accelerating voltage of 1 MV, is reported. The two cavities that were tested are designed to serve as bunching cavities for a high-power output cavity. The two-cavity amplifier has demonstrated a linear gain of 15 dB and an unsaturated output power of ~40 kW, with the intracavity gain and power ~4 dB higher. The frequency of the second cavity has been found to track the frequency of the driven cavity over a range of 300 MHz around a center frequency of 35 GHz. Stable amplifier operation was achieved with beam currents as large as 150 A and a velocity pitch ratio of 0.36. The stable operating range was limited by spurious oscillation in the TE₁₁₂° mode. Theoretical calculations indicate that higher gains might be attainable if this mode could be suppressed     

Recent results of the 1-MW, 140-GHz, TE22,6-modegyrotron

The TE_22,6-mode gyrotron operated at Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe at a frequency of 140 GHz has been investigated with respect to the behavior of different emitter materials, step tunability and reflections of the output beam. Two different materials of an emitter ring, LaB₆ and a coated dispenser cathode, were used to test the features of the gyrotron. The output power was found to be independent from the cathode material, as long as a new emitter ring was used. Aging of the emitter led to a slightly decreased output power. The gyrotron also was operated with a Brewster window. The broad-band characteristics of this window made it possible to measure the neighboring frequencies in a frequency range extending from 114 to 166 GHz. Only a slight dependence of the output power has been found over the whole frequency range. The Brewster window also allows us to investigate the influence of reflections on the output power. A strong decrease of the output power was found even for very small reflections. Tilting the power calorimeter (the reflections were measured to be less than 1%) increased the output power by about 20% to 1.6 MW at an efficiency of 36.2%. With a collector depression voltage of 35 kV for energy recovery, efficiencies of 60% at the above-mentioned output power were obtained