Invited Talk 21st International Conference on Biological Inorganic Chemistry 2025

a High Power (10 W) TWT-based Pulse EPR Spectrometer Operating at 263 GHz designed for Bioinorganic EPR spectroscopy (121563)

R David Britt 1
  1. University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States

We have recently published the design and performance of a 263-GHz traveling wave tube (TWT) amplifier designed for pulse electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy (Pan et al, 2023). A periodic permanent magnet (PPM) focused pencil beam electron optical system is used. A folded waveguide (FWG) slow wave structure (SWS) with modified serpentine bends is optimized to provide high-power, wideband performance and stable operation. This TWT amplifier provides a maximum 11.9-W saturation output power and 25.5-dB saturation gain.  This amplifier has been integrated into a homebuilt 263 GHz quasi-optical bridge EPR spectrometer. We will report pulse EPR performance of this unique high frequency, high power instrument, in particular targeted high spin metals of great interest to bioinorganic chemistry

  1. P. Pan et al., "Demonstration of a 263-GHz Traveling Wave Tube for Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy," in IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, vol. 70, no. 11, pp. 5897-5902, Nov. 2023, doi: 10.1109/TED.2023.3312230.