THALES TH1511 105 GHz 1 MW CW Industrial Gyrotron: A New ECRH Power Source for the WEST Fusion Reactor
Leggieri, Alberto ; Avramidis, Konstantinos A.; Bouquey, Francis; Chelis, Ioannis; Delpech, Lena; Ell, Benjamin
1; Feuerstein, Lukas
1; Gantenbein, Gerd 1; Illy, Stefan 1; Jelonnek, John 1; Jin, Jianbo 1; Legrand, François; Lievin, Christophe; Lietaer, Gérald; Marchesin, Rodolphe; Misko, Moritz 1; Oumar, Ijaze M.; Quetel, David; Rzesnicki, Tomasz 1;
1; Feuerstein, Lukas
1; Gantenbein, Gerd 1; Illy, Stefan 1; Jelonnek, John 1; Jin, Jianbo 1; Legrand, François; Lievin, Christophe; Lietaer, Gérald; Marchesin, Rodolphe; Misko, Moritz 1; Oumar, Ijaze M.; Quetel, David; Rzesnicki, Tomasz 1; Abstract:
This paper reports the design, manufacturing, and testing of the THALES TH1511 105GHz,1MWCW gyrotron for WEST. The prototype was tested in short pulses at KIT, demonstrating 1.2 MW power and 46% efficiency capabilities 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: 1000195135 |
| 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 | 11 - 12 |
| Externe Relationen | Siehe auch |
| Schlagwörter | ECH&CD, Gyrotron, Millimeter Waves, Fast Wave Devices, Magnetic Confinement Nuclear Fusion |
| Nachgewiesen in | OpenAlex Scopus |