A Brief Review on the Development Progress of High-Efficiency Klystrons

<p dir="ltr">The linear beam ‘O’ type klystrons that feature very high output power (greater than several MW) with an efficiency level of 90% are considered in this study. Improvement of efficiency, which depicts the figure of merit to convert the electrical power to RF, leads to an...

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Main Author: Soumaya Mandal (22467694) (author)
Other Authors: Ayan Kumar Bandyopadhyay (22467697) (author), Chaitali Koley (12964250) (author), Debasish Pal (6012746) (author), Taha Selim Ustun (22393126) (author), Ahmet Onen (20838293) (author)
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Micro perveance
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Post-acceleration
Optimization
High-efficiency klystrons
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description <p dir="ltr">The linear beam ‘O’ type klystrons that feature very high output power (greater than several MW) with an efficiency level of 90% are considered in this study. Improvement of efficiency, which depicts the figure of merit to convert the electrical power to RF, leads to an ample amount of energy saving in the installations of particle accelerators, synchrotron radiation sources and other advanced light sources. Since the past few years, the high-performance multi-beam klystrons exhibited high efficiency by lowering perveance but are limited to a level ~70% with an output power ~6MW.In recent years, the development of high-efficiency klystrons with peak output power exceeding 20 MW and efficiency ranges from 80-90% has been fuelled by the demand for high-energy particle accelerators. The development of mathematical and computer models of beam-wave interactions in klystrons plays a pivotal role in significantly increasing the efficiency of these devices. This paper presents a brief review on recently emerging bunching formation techniques and configurations, including the Core Oscillation Method (COM), Core Stabilization Method (CSM), Bunch Alignment Collection method (BAC), Kladistron principle, Multigap output structures, novel architecture of Two Stage Multibeam klystrons, and related optimization techniques. These techniques have been successfully adopted to achieve more than 80% efficiency in klystrons. The background theory and computer codes utilized globally are summarized in this article. Although a number of research groups are working towards enhancing the efficiency of these devices, there is an inadequacy of concise articles presenting these efforts. This article aims to address this inadequacy and also points out the challenges and the future of the high-efficiency klystrons.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: IEEE Access<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/access.2025.3575697" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/access.2025.3575697</a></p>
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spelling A Brief Review on the Development Progress of High-Efficiency KlystronsSoumaya Mandal (22467694)Ayan Kumar Bandyopadhyay (22467697)Chaitali Koley (12964250)Debasish Pal (6012746)Taha Selim Ustun (22393126)Ahmet Onen (20838293)EngineeringCommunications engineeringElectronics, sensors and digital hardwarePhysical sciencesClassical physicsMulti-beam klystronsMicro perveanceCOMCSMMultigap cavityPost-accelerationOptimizationHigh-efficiency klystrons<p dir="ltr">The linear beam ‘O’ type klystrons that feature very high output power (greater than several MW) with an efficiency level of 90% are considered in this study. Improvement of efficiency, which depicts the figure of merit to convert the electrical power to RF, leads to an ample amount of energy saving in the installations of particle accelerators, synchrotron radiation sources and other advanced light sources. Since the past few years, the high-performance multi-beam klystrons exhibited high efficiency by lowering perveance but are limited to a level ~70% with an output power ~6MW.In recent years, the development of high-efficiency klystrons with peak output power exceeding 20 MW and efficiency ranges from 80-90% has been fuelled by the demand for high-energy particle accelerators. The development of mathematical and computer models of beam-wave interactions in klystrons plays a pivotal role in significantly increasing the efficiency of these devices. This paper presents a brief review on recently emerging bunching formation techniques and configurations, including the Core Oscillation Method (COM), Core Stabilization Method (CSM), Bunch Alignment Collection method (BAC), Kladistron principle, Multigap output structures, novel architecture of Two Stage Multibeam klystrons, and related optimization techniques. These techniques have been successfully adopted to achieve more than 80% efficiency in klystrons. The background theory and computer codes utilized globally are summarized in this article. Although a number of research groups are working towards enhancing the efficiency of these devices, there is an inadequacy of concise articles presenting these efforts. This article aims to address this inadequacy and also points out the challenges and the future of the high-efficiency klystrons.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: IEEE Access<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/access.2025.3575697" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/access.2025.3575697</a></p>2025-06-02T00:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1109/access.2025.3575697https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/A_Brief_Review_on_the_Development_Progress_of_High-Efficiency_Klystrons/30744731CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/307447312025-06-02T00:00:00Z
spellingShingle A Brief Review on the Development Progress of High-Efficiency Klystrons
Soumaya Mandal (22467694)
Engineering
Communications engineering
Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
Physical sciences
Classical physics
Multi-beam klystrons
Micro perveance
COM
CSM
Multigap cavity
Post-acceleration
Optimization
High-efficiency klystrons
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title A Brief Review on the Development Progress of High-Efficiency Klystrons
title_full A Brief Review on the Development Progress of High-Efficiency Klystrons
title_fullStr A Brief Review on the Development Progress of High-Efficiency Klystrons
title_full_unstemmed A Brief Review on the Development Progress of High-Efficiency Klystrons
title_short A Brief Review on the Development Progress of High-Efficiency Klystrons
title_sort A Brief Review on the Development Progress of High-Efficiency Klystrons
topic Engineering
Communications engineering
Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
Physical sciences
Classical physics
Multi-beam klystrons
Micro perveance
COM
CSM
Multigap cavity
Post-acceleration
Optimization
High-efficiency klystrons