Generation of 1.5 MW–140 GHz pulses with the modular pre-prototype gyrotron for W7-X

ZC Ioannidis, KA Avramidis, T Rzesnicki… - IEEE Electron …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In anticipation of an Electron Cyclotron Resonance Heating system upgrade for the
stellarator Wendelstein 7-X, a 1.5 MW-140 GHz continuous-wave gyrotron is under …

Towards a 1.5 MW, 140 GHz gyrotron for the upgraded ECRH system at W7-X

KA Avramidis, ZC Ioannidis, G Aiello, P Bénin… - Fusion Engineering and …, 2021 - Elsevier
For the required upgrades of the Electron Cyclotron Resonance Heating system at the
stellarator Wendelstein 7-X, the development of a 1.5 MW 140 GHz Continuous Wave (CW) …

A validation roadmap of multi-physics simulators of the resonator of MW-class CW gyrotrons for fusion applications

L Savoldi, KA Avramidis, F Albajar, S Alberti, A Leggieri… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
For a few years the multi-physics modelling of the resonance cavity (resonator) of MW-class
continuous-wave gyrotrons, to be employed for electron cyclotron heating and current drive …

Experimental classification and enhanced suppression of parasitic oscillations in gyrotron beam tunnels

ZC Ioannidis, I Chelis, G Gantenbein… - … on Electron Devices, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
High-power gyrotrons may suffer from parasitic oscillations that are excited in the electron-
beam compression zone. Different damping structures are proposed in the literature that …

Suppression of parasitic modes in a cylindrical gyrotron beam tunnel by a wall corrugation with Schroeder diffuser structures

HP Laqua, S Ponomarenko - IEEE Transactions on Plasma …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the help of special edge structures, which correspond to the so-called Schroeder phase
gratings, the electromagnetic field in a cylindrical waveguide can be perturbed in such a way …

Parasitic oscillations in smooth-wall circular symmetric gyrotron beam ducts

J Genoud, S Alberti, TM Tran, G Le Bars… - Journal of Infrared …, 2019 - Springer
In order to study parasitic oscillation that may occur in a realistic beam duct upstream to the
gyrotron cavity, the self-consistent linear and spectral code TWANGlinspec has been …

Suppression of the Parasitic Oscillations in an X-Band Relativistic Coaxial Gyrotron Driven by an Intense Beam Current

D Zhang, C An, J Zhang, H Zhong… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In 100-MW level relativistic gyrotrons driven by explosive emission cathodes (EECs),
significant parasitic oscillations are caused by the high beam current and the large beam …

Improved Suppression of Beam-Tunnel Parasitic Oscillations by Introducing Lossy Diffusive Surfaces

AI Zelkas, GP Latsas, DV Peponis… - … on Electron Devices, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
High-power gyrotrons usually suffer from parasitic oscillations, appearing in the beam tunnel
region, which degrade the electron beam quality and the interaction efficiency in the cavity …

Computational studies on the suppression of parasitic oscillations in gyrotron beam tunnels

GP Latsas, AI Zisis, IG Tigelis - IEEE Transactions on Electron …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Parasitic oscillations frequently appear in several modern gyrotron beam tunnels. In this
paper, the CST Studio Suite is used to study the performance of dielectric-loaded beam …

Investigation of cylindrical waveguides with periodic wedge-shaped azimuthal corrugations excited by TE modes using the FDTD method

DV Peponis, GP Latsas, IG Tigelis - Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and …, 2021 - Springer
Modern gyrotron beam tunnels are rather complicated structures designed to enhance the
suppression of the parasitic oscillations, which may be excited there. In some beam tunnel …