Analysis and optimization of high-power pulse transformer for SXFEL

A C-band accelerator structure was used to accelerate electrons at the Shanghai soft X-ray free-electron laser test facility (SXFEL-TF) in Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics (SINAP). The microwave system of this accelerator structure used a 110MW pulse modulator and a klystron (PV-5050) to provide the power supply. A pulse transformer is a crucial device in a modulator klystron system and plays significant roles in voltage level transformation, matching impedances, and polarity inversion. This study presents the optimization of a high-voltage pulse transformer. The design considerations of reducing flattop ringing and flattop droop, and shortening leading edge are provided. The model simulation, mechanical design, and the relevant experimental results are also presented.