17–22 May 2026
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Development of a Guanella-type 4:1 Impedance Transformer for the Future SIS100 Broadband Cavity Systems

MOP7152
18 May 2026, 16:00
2h
C.I.D

C.I.D

Deauville, France
Poster Presentation MC7.T31: Subsystems, Technology and Components Poster session

Speaker

Christoph Julien Wegmann (Technical University of Darmstadt)

Description

The SIS100 heavy-ion synchrotron under construction at GSI/FAIR will contain a total of 4 broadband cavities for barrier bucket and longitudinal feedback operation. These need to generate non-harmonic gap voltages with relevant spectral components in a range from 100 kHz to 15 MHz. Previous analyses showed that the input capacitance of the tetrode amplifier limits the cavity’s upper cutoff frequency. To counteract this effect, the load impedance at the input of the tetrode amplifier shall be reduced from 50 ohms to 12.5 ohms at the expense of more driver amplifier power. In this case, achieving an impedance matching to the driver amplifier necessitates the inclusion of a transformer generating a broadband 4:1 impedance transformation over the entire relevant frequency range. A Guanella-type 4:1 ferrite transmission line transformer meeting these requirements was developed, built, and verified by measurement.

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Author

Christoph Julien Wegmann (Technical University of Darmstadt)

Co-authors

Robert Balß (GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research) Michael Frey (GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research) Prof. Harald Klingbeil (Technical University of Darmstadt, GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research) Dr Ulrich Laier (GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research) Sebastian Orth (GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research)

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