Influence of annular electron beam uniformities on the microwave characteristics in an S-band relativistic klystron amplifier

• Published in: AIP advances 2020-08, Vol.10 (8), p.085017-085017-9
• Main Authors: Wang, Tengfang, Huang, Hua, Jin, Xiao, Chen, Fang, Liu, Zhenbang, Li, Shifeng, Peng, Shuming, Zhao, Guangyi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Amplitudes; Cathodes; Computer simulation; Current density; Electron beams; Electron emission; Electrons; Klystrons; Particle in cell technique; Pulse duration; Relativistic effects; Simulation; Superhigh frequencies
• ISSN: 2158-3226; 2158-3226
• DOI: 10.1063/5.0011120

The non-uniform annular electron beam models are established based on the annular cathode explosive emission luminescence images. The influence of electron beam uniformities on the microwave characteristics of an annular structure S-band relativistic klystron amplifier output cavity is investigated with particle-in-cell simulations. The electron beam non-uniformities are simulated using four different electron emission models: (1) continuous area without emission, (2) spaced emission, (3) enhanced emission, and (4) current density variation emission. The simulation results with the first emission model show that the output power decreases as the continuous area without emission increases, while the continuous area without emission has little effect on the frequency and pulse width. The simulation results with the second emission model show that the output power of the spaced emission is related to the distribution of non-emission areas. The more evenly the areas without emission are distributed on the annular cathode, the greater the output power is. The simulation results with the third emission model show that the higher the current density in the local area is, the smaller the output power is. The simulation results with the fourth emission model show that the fluctuation of current density causes the fluctuation of frequency and output power. The larger the change area of the current density is, the greater the fluctuation amplitudes of the output power and frequency are. The larger the fluctuation amplitude of current density is, the greater the fluctuation amplitudes of the output power and frequency are.