Commissioning of the 34-GHz, 45-MW pulsed magnicon

A high-efficiency, high-power magnicon at 34.272 GHz has been designed and built as a microwave source to develop radio frequency (RF) technology for future multi-TeV electron-positron linear colliders. To develop this technology, this new RF source is being perfected for necessary tests of accelerating structures, RF pulse compressors, RF components, and to determine limits of breakdown and metal fatigue. The design of this high-power amplifier tube, as well as the first experimental results are presented.

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