Design And Test Of 100 MW, 10 KW Modulator

Abstract

Four identical line modulators have been designed and built as part of the 550 MeV positron-electron linear accelerator for Frascati Laboratory. This linac has been designed and is provided by Titan Beta. These modulators are capable of delivering a 100 MW peak power video pulse with a 4.5 psec flat top at 50 pps. Each modulator is resonantly charged with a requirement of +0.1% pulse to pulse amplitude stability. The four modulators are built and are under test at the factory. This paper describes the design and provides the factory test results.