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Experimental activity #2: RF pulse compressors
Why?
β’ Real devices widely used in electron linac to increase the available peak power
β’ Also very instructive, suitable for an RF lab experience
β’ Based on RF response of resonant cavities and other connection devices (hybrid couplers or
circulators)
The problem:
β’ High accelerating gradients require very high RF power (ππ β πΈπΈ2)
β’ RF peak power available from klystrons is typically limited to <100 MW. But the duration of the
klystron RF pulses (β few ππππ) may largely exceed the typical filling time of an accelerating
structure (< 1 ππππ)
The Idea: SLED (Stanford Linac Energy Doubler)
β’ A factor of 4 in power corresponds to a factor of 2 in accelerating gradient, i.e. In beam
energy. Smart idea! But how a large RF power flowing in a waveguide can be
manipulated in order to be compressed?
β’ This idea has been firstly implemented at SLAC in the 70βs [1]. The compression is
obtained by capturing the RF power reflected by high-Q resonant cavities.
4 ππππ
1 ππππ
200 ππππ50 ππππPulse Compression
ππππππππππ πΈπΈπΈπΈπππΈπΈπΈπΈπΈπΈ β 200 π½π½πππππΈπΈπππππΈπΈπππΈπΈ π π π π ππππππππππ
β’ Letβs compress the energy of the RF pulse in about 1 filling time to increase the peak
power to the maximum!
[1] Farkas et al. - SLED A method of doubling SLAC energy
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where ππ0 is the usual quality factor of the resonant mode, related only to the dissipation on the cavity walls
Coupling coefficients of a resonant cavity
β’ Β«RealΒ» resonant cavities are NOT perfectly closed volumes,i.e. at least 1 opening (port) must be present to allow the RFpower to flow in (and out)
β’ The coupling strength of a port can be measured as theamount of power ππππππππ extracted from the cavity throughthe port itself for a given level of the mode fields inside
β’ This leads to the definitions of the external-Q (ππππππππ) (inanalogy with the definition of the resonance quality factorππ0) and coupling coefficient of a coupler according to :
Wave reflection in guide terminated on a resonant load
ππππππππ ππ = π½π½ ππ0βππ (ππ0ππ0)
βππ ππ02 + βππ (ππ0ππ0) + 1
π½π½ = input coupling coefficient
ππ02 =
1πΏπΏπΏπΏ
, ππ0 = ππ0π½π½ππ0πΏπΏ
β’ A resonant cavity is a non-matched load for a waveguide or a transmission line, and can
be modeled as an RLC parallel circuit.
β’ An RF wave travelling from the generator toward the cavity is always partially reflected at
the cavity input. The reflected wave can be calculated according to:
πππ π π π π π = πππ π πΉπΉπΉπΉππππππππ β ππ0ππππππππ + ππ0
Cavity reflected waves and input coupling coefficient
πππ π π π π π = πππ π πΉπΉπΉπΉππππππππ β ππ0ππππππππ + ππ0
= πππ π πΉπΉπΉπΉ2π½π½π½π½ + 1
βππ ππ0πππΏπΏβππ ππ0
2 + βππ ππ0πππΏπΏ + 1β 1
Lorentzian network transfer function
β’ Depending on the value of π½π½, 3 practical situations can occur:
π½π½ < 1 undercoupling
π½π½ = 1 critical coupling
π½π½ > 1 overcoupling
1. Calculate and plot the Lorentzian network response when VIN :
2. Calculate and plot the cavity reflected wave when VFWD :
β’ In the previous equation, if we substitute the expression for ππππππππ, the reflected wave becomes function of the
coupling coefficient:
Step pulse
Rectangular pulse
Step pulse
Rectangular pulse
What are we going to do:
Lorentzian network response: RF step pulse
π½π½ππππ(ππ) = π½π½ππ οΏ½ ππ(ππ β π»π»ππππππππππ) οΏ½ ππππππ ππππ(ππ β π»π»ππππππππππ )
π½π½ππππππ ππ = π½π½ππ οΏ½ ππ ππ β π»π»ππππππππππ οΏ½ ππππππ ππππ(ππβπ»π»ππππππππππ) οΏ½ ππ β ππβ β(ππβπ»π»ππππππππππ) ππ ; with ππ = βπππΈπΈπ³π³ ππππ
πππΏπΏ = 25000;ππ0 = 2856 ππππππ;πππ π πππππ π ππ = 0.5 ππππ; ππ β 2. 8ππππ
πππ π πππππ π ππ
The response of a Lorentzian network to an RF step pulse is:
πππΏπΏ = 25000;ππ0 = 2856 ππππππ;πππ π πππππ π ππ = 0.5 ππππ;ππππππππ = 5.5 ππππ; ππ β 2. 8ππππ
πππππππππππ π πππππ π ππ
Lorentzian network response: RF rectangular pulse
π½π½ππππ(ππ) = π½π½ππ οΏ½ ππππππ ππππ(ππ β π»π»ππππππππππ) οΏ½ ππ ππ β π»π»ππππππππππ β ππ(ππ β π»π»ππππππ)
π½π½ππππππ ππ = π½π½ππ οΏ½ ππππππ ππππ(ππ β π»π»ππππππππππ) οΏ½ππ ππ β π»π»ππππππππππ οΏ½ ππ β ππβ βππβπ»π»ππππππππππ ππ +βππ ππ β π»π»ππππππ οΏ½ ππ β ππβ( βππβπ»π»ππππππ) ππ with ππ = βπππΈπΈπ³π³ ππππ
The response of a Lorentzian network to an RF rectangular pulse is:
RF step pulse reflected by a resonant cavity
πππ π πΉπΉπΉπΉ(ππ) = ππ0 οΏ½ 1(ππ) οΏ½ ππππππ ππ0ππ ; πππ π π π π π ππ = ππ0 οΏ½ 1 ππ οΏ½ ππππππ ππ0ππ οΏ½2π½π½π½π½ + 1 1 β ππβ βππ ππ β 1
Undercoupled, π½π½ < 1
Critically coupled, π½π½ = 1
Overcoupled, π½π½ > 1
πππ π π π π π = πππ π πΉπΉπΉπΉ2π½π½π½π½ + 1
βππ ππ0πππΏπΏβππ ππ0
2 + βππ ππ0πππΏπΏ + 1β 1
In time domain:
The reflected wave of a resonant cavity to an RF step pulse has the following transfer function:
RF rectangular pulse reflected by an over-coupled resonant cavity
πππ π πΉπΉπΉπΉ(ππ) = ππ0 οΏ½ ππππππ ππ0ππ οΏ½ 1 ππ β 1(ππ β ππππ)
πππ π π π πΏπΏ ππ = ππ0 οΏ½ ππππππ ππ0ππ οΏ½ 1 ππ2π½π½π½π½ + 1 1 β ππβ βππ ππ β 1 β 1 ππ β ππππ
2π½π½π½π½ + 1 1 β ππβ βππβππππ ππ β 1
The RFL peak field is maximum at the end of theFWD pulse, and its value exceeds the peak of theFWD itself.
This effect can be enhanced by forcing a 180Β° phasejump in the driving pulse at a certain time before theend of the pulse. By doing that we induce anequivalent step in the driving signal of doubleamplitude which adds in phase with the signaloriginated by the first rising front of the driving RFpulse.
ππππ
πππ π
πππ π π π πΏπΏ ππ = ππ0 οΏ½ ππππππ ππ0ππ οΏ½ 1 ππ2π½π½π½π½ + 1
1 β ππβ βππ ππ β 1 β 2 οΏ½ 1 ππ β πππ π 2π½π½π½π½ + 1
1 β ππβ βππβπππ π ππ β 1 + 1 ππ β ππππ2π½π½π½π½ + 1
1 β ππβ βππβππππ ππ β 1
πππ π πΉπΉπΉπΉ(ππ) = ππ0 οΏ½ ππππππ ππ0ππ οΏ½ 1 ππ β 2 οΏ½ 1 ππ β πππ π + 1(ππ β ππππ)
The wave reflected by an over-coupled cavity excited by a rectangular RF pulse is:
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Circulators are non-reciprocal (typically) 3-portsdevices whose scattering matrix is ideally given by:
How to route the power flow towards the accelerator
(and not towards the power units) 90Β° hybrids are non-reciprocal (typically) 4-ports deviceswhose scattering matrix is ideally given by:
Experimental activity #2
1. Introduction: β’ Measure environmental conditions and calculate SLED tuning
frequency (working temperature Tr = 35 Β°C, and nominal frequency fRF = 2856 MHz)
2. Time domain: set-up of the RF pulseβ’ CW signal at fLP from signal generatorβ’ Stanford setup (5 us, 100 Hz, TTL HighZ)β’ RF Switch setupβ’ Oscilloscope cross-check
3. Frequency domain: realization of the 180Β° phase jumpβ’ Design of a 180Β° phase shifting circuitβ’ Functionality cross-check of the 180Β° phase shifter providedβ’ Actual phase shift measurementβ’ Generation and timing regulation of the trigger signalsβ’ Oscilloscope cross check (30 dB att. 500 mV/div)
4. Time domain: SLED tuning with rectangular input pulse (no 180Β° phase jump)
1. Cavity n.1 optimization 2. Cavity n.2 optimization3. Tuning optimizing SLED output
5. Time domain: visualization of SLED output pulse with 180Β°phase jump
1. Fine frequency tuning of the SLED pulse2. Qualitative measurement of energy/power gain3. Scan Tjump vs energy gain
Input port
90Β° hybrid
High Q cavities
Output port
Hint: SLED tuning
WHY?If the resonant frequencies of the 2 cavities are not the same and/or equal to the operatingfrequency (2856 MHz for S-band linacs) the SLED can produce high reflections at the inputport, causing breakdowns in the input waveguide or near the klystron window.
HOW?Generally frequency tuning is done in air and with low RF power. For this reason themeasurement needs to account for several environmental variation with respect to nominalconditions: room temperature, pressure, humidity and air (instead of vacuum).
πππΏπΏπΏπΏ ππππππ = πππ»π»πΏπΏ ππππππ + βππππ(ππππππ) β βππππ(ππππππ)
Where:πππ»π»πΏπΏ is the SLED nominal working frequency = 2856 MHzπππΏπΏπΏπΏ is the SLED resonant frequency to be tuned at low power, room temperature and in airβππππ is the frequency correction for temperatureβππππ is the frequency correction for pressure and humidity
Hint: SLED tuning (finding fLP)
EMPIRICAL FORMULAE (from SLAC & IHEP experience)
βππππ= 0.045 πππ π β ππππ ππππππ β 45 ππππππ/Β°πΏπΏ
βππππ=0.2856
273 + ππππ798 + πππ€π€ 0.9 1 +
5580ππππ
β 1.05 ππππππ
πππ€π€ =π π
1004.58 + 0.092 οΏ½ ππππ1.65 ππππππ
Where:
πππ π is the operating temperature (in Β°C) in high power;ππππ is the room temperature (in Β°C) during low power measurement;π π is the relative humidity (in %) during low power measurement.
Hint: SLED tuning (single cavities)
β’ Connect the output waveguide to a matched load;β’ Set-up the RF pulse:
1. CW signal at fLP
2. Pulsed signal at fLP (5 us length, 100 Hz rep. rate)
β’ Display the reflection signal from each cavity on an oscilloscope (use a flat pulse without phase reversal). The connections should look like the scheme below:
β’ Rotate the tuning screw to tune the resonant frequency of the cavity to have a minimum (dashed line). Repeat the procedure a couple of times for fine tuning.
β’ Check the input VSWR: it should not be higher than 1.2
OSCILLOSCOPE
Hint: SLED tuning (sum of 2 cavities)
β’ Once the cavities are individually tuned, the output signal of the SLED (without phase jump) should look like the one below:
β’ Rotate the tuning screw to fine-tune the SLED output
β’ If the cavities do not have the same response (different Q0 or different Ξ²), the optimum might not be where one expectsβ¦
OSCILLOSCOPE