THE DRIVE SYSTEM

When the operation of a multisection linear accelerator is considered, among the first images to come to mind is that of an array of klystrons and accelerator sections, all working in phase synchronism so that the electron bunches which pass through the accelerator are always on the crests of the traveling wave. This desired situation is provided by the combination of the drive system and the phasing system. Although these two systems are closely intertwined, they are described in separate chapters. The drive system is the subject of this chapter, the phasing system is described in Chapter 12.