Thirteenth CW and High Average Power RF Workshop

Session

Session 1b

9 Sept 2024, 10:40

Crowne Plaza Downtown, Knoxville, TN

Conveners

Session 1b

• Markus Schneider

25. 130 kW - 500 MHz Amplifiers Commissioning and Operation in Elettra

Dr Cristina Pasotti (Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A.)

09/09/2024, 10:40

Solid state systems

Talk

In the framework of the low emittance high brilliance Elettra 2.0 project four 130 kW continuous way 500 MHz Solid State Amplifiers (SSA) have been installed and commissioned. These SSAs are already used for the RF plants in operation at Elettra having replaced the aged klystron and IOT based amplifiers. The Elettra user up time has improved since their placing in service providing a...

37. Overview of Tetrode-Based RF System for High-Power Plasma Heating Operation in the 4-9 MHz Range for the MPEX Project at ORNL

Bodo Fritsche

09/09/2024, 11:05

Gridded tubes

Talk

The MPEX (Material Plasma Exposure Experiment) project at ORNL requires a high-power RF system to operate in the challenging frequency range of 4-9 MHz, essential for sustaining plasma needed in material testing. A tetrode-based RF system has been chosen for this application due to its superior performance in generating high power RF across these frequencies. Unlike solid-state RF systems,...

24. Status of the 400 kW Solid-State Power Amplifier Station at 352 MHz for the European Spallation Source (ESS)

Dr Dragos Dancila

09/09/2024, 11:30

Solid state systems

Talk

This paper discusses the current progress of the 400 kW Solid-State Power Amplifier operating at 352 MHz for the European Spallation Source (ESS), developed by ESS in collaboration with Uppsala University. It details the initial measurements of critical components, including the Solid-State Power Amplifier (SSPA) module, which has a nominal output power of 1.6 kW.

The ESS plans to align 26...