Modeling and Design of a High-Efficiency Multibeam Klystron

The efficiency of the RF power sources is one of the major concerns in the large-scale high-energy accelerator projects such as the future circular collider (FCC) and the compact linear collider (CLIC). The new bunching method, the core stabilization method (CSM), can achieve high efficiency in the case of shorter interactive length. The multibeam klystron (MBK) could accommodate high RF power with a low operating voltage, compared with a single-beam klystron. This article presents the design and simulation of a 650-MHz, 0.9-MW continuous wave (CW) CSM MBK. The detailed design of a six-beam optics system is also elaborated in this article. The performance of such a device was validated by the 3-D particle-in-cell (PIC)-code computer simulation. With an operating voltage of 50 kV, PIC simulation predicts an efficiency of 81.8%.