17–22 May 2026
C.I.D
Europe/Zurich timezone

Design of an RF-Gridded Cathode for High-Efficiency Tristron

MOP7192
18 May 2026, 16:00
2h
C.I.D

C.I.D

Deauville, France
Poster Presentation MC7.T08: RF Power Sources Poster session

Speaker

Aditya Singh Thakur (European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Description

The RF gridded cathode is one of the key components of the FCCee RF power source called Tristron. It enables generation of the bunched electron beams with application of RF oscillation in the cathode-grid gap. This approach allows a compact tube architecture and provides high RF power production efficiency in combination with a special tristron RF circuit. The emitted, intercepted, and transmitted beam currents are governed by the applied RF grid voltage, providing additional degrees of freedom for controlling the bunch formation. For continuous-wave Tristron operation at 0.5MW RF power level in L-band, particular attention should be paid to several critical design aspects, including beam–grid interception, beam optics design, thermomechanical effects and stress. These factors strongly influence the operational stability, device lifetime, and overall performance of the Tristron. Current status of the RF gridded cathode design for the Tristron will be reported.

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Author

Aditya Singh Thakur (European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Co-authors

Graeme Burt (Lancaster University) Dr Igor Syratchev (European Organization for Nuclear Research) Zaib Un Nisa (Lancaster University)

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