Design and preliminary test of a 105/140 GHz dual-frequency MW-level gyrotron

Abstract

A dual-frequency (105/140 GHz) MW-level continuous-wave gyrotron was developed for fusion application at Institute of Applied Electronics, China Academy of Engineering Physics. This gyrotron employs a cylindrical cavity working in the TE18,7 mode at 105 GHz and the TE24,9 mode at 140 GHz. A triode magnetron injection gun and a built-in quasi-optical mode converter were designed to operate at these two frequencies. For the proof-test phase, the gyrotron was equipped with a single-disk boron nitride window to achieve radio frequency output with a power of ∼500 kW for a short-pulse duration. In the preliminary short-pulse proof-test in the first quarter of 2021, the dual-frequency gyrotron achieved output powers of 300 kW at 105 GHz and 540 kW at 140 GHz, respectively, under 5 Hz 1 ms continuous pulse-burst operations. Power upgrade and pulse-width extension were hampered by the limitation of the high-voltage power supply and output window. This gyrotron design was preliminarily validated.