The Thales TH1512: A New 117.5 GHz 1 MW Continuous-Wave Industrial Gyrotron for the DIII-D Tokamak
Leggieri, Alberto ; Avramidis, Konstantinos A. 1; Boucaud, Nikolai de; Chelis, Loannis; Cometa, Francis; Dupuy, Alexandre; Ell, Benjamin
1; Feuerstein, Lukas
1; Gantenbein, Gerd 1; Gorelov, Yuri A.; Gray, Clay; Illy, Stefan 1; Jin, Jianbo 1; Jelonnek, John 1; Legrand, François 1; Lievin, Christophe; Lietaer, Gérald; Marchesin, Rodolphe; Metayer, Cyrille;
1; Feuerstein, Lukas
1; Gantenbein, Gerd 1; Gorelov, Yuri A.; Gray, Clay; Illy, Stefan 1; Jin, Jianbo 1; Jelonnek, John 1; Legrand, François 1; Lievin, Christophe; Lietaer, Gérald; Marchesin, Rodolphe; Metayer, Cyrille; Abstract:
This paper presents the design, fabrication and preliminary assessment of the THALES TH1512 1 MW 117.5 GHz CW gyrotron, dedicated to the DIII-D fusion facility. Short pulse tests at KIT demonstrated 1.3 MW output and 48% efficiency with readiness for long-pulse operation.
| Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT | Institut für Hochleistungsimpuls- und Mikrowellentechnik (IHM) |
| Publikationstyp | Proceedingsbeitrag |
| Publikationsdatum | 20.04.2026 |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Identifikator | ISBN: 979-8-3315-4831-5 KITopen-ID: 1000195133 |
| HGF-Programm | 31.13.02 (POF IV, LK 01) Plasma Heating & Current Drive Systems |
| Erschienen in | 2026 IEEE International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC) |
| Veranstaltung | 27th International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC 2026), Monterey, CA, USA, 20.04.2026 – 23.04.2026 |
| Verlag | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| Seiten | 18 - 19 |
| Externe Relationen | Siehe auch |
| Schlagwörter | ECH&CD, Gyrotron, Millimeter Waves, Fast Wave Devices, Magnetic Confinement Nuclear Fusion |
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