Design of space-charge-limited magnetron injection guns

Abstract

We present the results of several space-charge-limited (SCL) magnetron injection gun (MIG) designs which are intended for use with a 500 kV, 500 A gyroklystron. The design performances are compared to that of a temperature-limited (TL) gun that was constructed for the same application. The SCL designs yield similar values for beam quality, namely an axial velocity spread under 3% for an average perpendicular-to-parallel velocity ratio of 1.5. The peak electric fields and the cathode loadings of the SCL designs are somewhat higher than for the TL design.