KEK, Ibaraki
In the last couple of years, great achievements have been realized through world-wide developments of multi-beam klystrons (MBK) in the L-band and S-band. These MBKs are developed by industries such as Toshiba, Thales and CPI for the European X-FEL project or at the Naval Research Lab or by the Chinese Academy of Sciences for high-power, low-voltage radar systems. Some of them are already in operation at full specifications and are commercially available. The MBKs are superior to conventional single-beam klystrons through their ability to increase the output power dramatically while the operating voltage can be kept at a similar level. This talk will review the performances of these multi-beam klystrons, their design features, and future development plans.
