High-Power Microwave Source Research and Applications

Wei-Yuan Chiang^1*

¹Light Source Division, National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu, Taiwan

* Presenter:Wei-Yuan Chiang, email:chiang.wy@nsrrc.org.tw

High-power microwave sources hold a crucial position across various research fields, with high-power microwave studies encompassing electrostatics and magnetostatics, microwave physics and engineering, plasma physics, and beam dynamics. Since the invention of the magnetron in 1939, high-power microwave sources have evolved into multiple categories, among which klystrons are widely used in communication systems, defense systems, and accelerator systems. By introducing research work on high-power klystrons, we can understand the importance of related physical principles in the development of high-power microwave sources. Beyond theoretical analysis, applications of high-power microwave sources—such as material processing, insect control, and particle accelerator development—are also significant outcomes of this research and will be presented in this topic. Developing high-power microwave sources involves related experiments and process technology, which can also be applied to component development in communication systems, microwave source application systems and research on axion search systems. Through the presentation of relevant research results, this topic aims to provide a deeper understanding of these interdisciplinary research issues.

Keywords: High-Power Microwave Source, Klystron, THz FEL, particle accelerator