IP Library Granted Patent US 10,314,157
Granted Patent B1
US 10,314,157 · App. 15/691,499 · Granted Jun 4, 2019

Resonant Klynac (combined klystron and linac in a bi-resonant structure)

Inventors: Bruce Carlsten (Los Alamos, NM); Kimberley Nichols (Los Alamos, NM)
Assignee: TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
H05H7/08H01J25/10H05H7/18H05H7/22H05H2007/084H05H2007/225
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Patent No.
US 10,314,157
App. No.
15/691,499
Granted
Jun 4, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

Provided is a klynac including: a klystron input cell configured to form a first resonant circuit; a klystron output cell; and a plurality of linac cells configured to form a second resonant circuit with the klystron output cell.

Claims (32)

1. A klynac comprising:

a klystron input cell configured to form a first resonant circuit;

a klystron output cell coupled to the klystron input cell; and

a plurality of linac cells coupled to the klystron output cell via one or more coupling cells and configured to form a second resonant circuit with the klystron output cell.

2. The klynac of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of linac cells comprises four linac cells.

3. The klynac of claim 1 , further comprising a klystron gain cell configured to be a part of the second resonant circuit.

4. The klynac of claim 3 , wherein the klystron gain cell comprises two klystron gain cells.

5. The klynac of claim 3 , wherein the klystron gain cell comprises three klystron gain cells.

6. The klynac of claim 1 , further comprising a klystron gain cell configured to be a part of the first resonant circuit.

7. The klynac of claim 6 ,

wherein the klystron gain cell comprises two klystron gain cells, and

wherein the plurality of linac cells comprises four linac cells.

8. A klynac comprising:

a first klystron gain cell configured to form a first resonant circuit; and

a second klystron gain cell, a klystron penultimate and output cell, and a plurality of linac cells configured to form a second resonant circuit, wherein the second klystron gain cell, the klystron penultimate and output cell are coupled to each other and to the first klystron gain cell, and the plurality of linac cells are coupled to the klystron penultimate and output cell via one or more coupling cells.

9. The klynac of claim 8 , wherein the first klystron gain cell is also an input cell.

10. The klynac of claim 8 , wherein the first klystron gain cell comprises two klystron gain cells.

11. The klynac of claim 8 , wherein the second klystron gain cell comprises two klystron gain cells.

12. The klynac of claim 8 , wherein the klystron penultimate and output cell comprises two klystron gain cells.

13. The klynac of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of linac cells comprises four linac cells.

14. A klynac comprising:

a plurality of klystron cells comprising:

a klystron input cell configured to form a first resonant circuit;

a klystron gain cell coupled to the klystron input cell; and

a klystron output cell coupled to the klystron gain cell; and

a plurality of linac cells coupled to the klystron output cell via one or more coupling cells and configured to form a second resonant circuit with the klystron gain cell and the klystron output cell.

15. The klynac of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of klystron cells have a gap length smaller than a length of coupling cells between adjacent ones of the plurality of klystron cells.

16. The klynac of claim 14 , wherein a first linac cell of the plurality of linac cells have a different length and RF field amplitude than each of the other linac cells of the plurality of linac cells.

17. The klynac of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of linac cells have a gap length longer than a length of coupling cells between adjacent ones of the plurality of linac cells.

18. The klynac of claim 14 , further comprising an intercepting aperture between the klystron output cell and a first linac cell of the plurality of linac cells, the intercepting aperture being configured to reduce a beam current in the plurality of linac cells.

19. The klynac of claim 18 , wherein a reduction amount of the beam current is adjustable by pinching the beam with an external magnetic field.

20. The klynac of claim 14 , further comprising a coupling cell between the klystron output cell and a first linac cell of the plurality of linac cells, the coupling cell being a toroidal cell.

Assignments (3)
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Mar 4, 2020
From: TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
To: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Reel/Frame 052012/0388 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 1, 2018
From: LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
To: TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
Reel/Frame 047401/0957 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2017
From: CARLSTEN, BRUCE; NICHOLS, KIMBERLEY
To: LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
Reel/Frame 043731/0142 →
Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 62383879 · Sep 6, 2016
Cited By (1)
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