KlyC: 1.5-D Large-Signal Simulation Code for Klystrons

Abstract

The High Efficiency International Klystron Activity (HEIKA) was initiated at CERN in 2014 to evaluate and develop new klystron bunching technologies for high-efficiency klystrons in application to the large-scale scientific projects such as the Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) and the Future Circular Collider (FCC). The success of such development strongly depends on the availability of the specialized klystron computer codes. Unfortunately, the accurate and efficient 2-D large-signal codes are proprietary and are not freely available to the wide klystron community. The new 1.5-D klystron code called KlyC has been developed as an attempt to bridge the gap between fast, but approximate 1-D models and time/resources consuming particle-in-cell (PIC) codes. KlyC simulates the specific physical processes such as the current emission from the metal surface, the space charge depression along the klystron, and the residual RF current modulation of the spent beam. KlyC internal eigenmode solver allows fast simulations of the 2-D complex electromagnetic (EM) field in the axis-symmetrical cavity with the arbitrary cavity profile. The internal KlyC optimizer module can help the designer to speed up the klystron development process. In this paper, the theoretical model, general review of the code performance, and benchmarking between KlyC, AJDisk/1-D, PIC code MAGIC/2-D, and CST/3-D are presented using FCC klystrons as an example.