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The klystron: A microwave source of surprising range and endurance

Phys. Plasmas 5, 1590 (1998); doi:10.1063/1.872826

Issue Date: May 1998

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George Caryotakis
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University, P.O. Box 4349, Stanford, California 94309
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the birth of the klystron at Stanford University. The tube was the first practical source of microwaves and its invention initiated a search for increasingly more powerful sources, which continues to this day. This paper reviews the scientific uses of the klystron and outlines its operating principles. The history of the device is traced from its scientific beginnings to its role in WWII and the Cold War, its subsequent decline in use for military systems, and to its current resurgence as the key component in a major accelerator project. Finally, the paper describes the development of a modular klystron, which may someday power future accelerators at millimeter wavelengths. ©1998 American Institute of Physics.
History: Received 24 November 1997; accepted 5 January 1998
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  • 01.65.+g
    Communication, education, history, and philosophy History of science
  • 84.40.Fe
    Electronics: radiowave and microwave technology; direct energy conversion and storage Radiowave and microwave (including millimeter wave) technology Microwave tubes (e.g., klystrons, magnetrons, traveling-wave, backward-wave tubes, etc.)
  • YEAR: 1998

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