Comprehensive diagnostic suite for a magnetically insulated transmission line oscillator

Authors
Haworth, MD Englert, TJ Hendricks, KJ Lemke, RW Luginsland, JW Shiffler, DS Spencer, TA
Citation
Md. Haworth et al., Comprehensive diagnostic suite for a magnetically insulated transmission line oscillator, REV SCI INS, 71(3), 2000, pp. 1539-1547
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences","Instrumentation & Measurement
Journal title
REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
ISSN journal
00346748 → ACNP
Volume
71
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1539 - 1547
Database
ISI
SICI code
0034-6748(200003)71:3<1539:CDSFAM>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The magnetically insulated transmission line oscillator (MILO) is a gigawat t-class cross-field microwave tube that requires no external magnetic field due to inherent self-magnetic insulation. The tube operates with a 500 kV, 60 kA electron beam which, along with high rf fields, poses quite a challe nge for diagnosing the device. We report on the comprehensive set of experi mental diagnostics (both beam and microwave) employed in the MILO experimen t, and show how these diagnostics, teamed with particle-in-cell computer si mulations, have been instrumental in discovering problems with the tube. [S 0034-6748(00)01903-1].