A Novel Compact and Portable Linear Accelerator Electron Beam System

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作者
Miller, R. Bruce [1 ]
Trujillo, Henry [2 ]
Johnson, Richard W. [3 ]
Andreev, Andrey D. [4 ]
Smith, Don [1 ]
Lopez, Alberto [5 ]
Lockwood, Nathaniel P. [6 ]
Enderich, Daniel A. [6 ]
Harris, John R. [6 ]
Schaub, Samuel C. [6 ]
Lambrecht, Michael R. [6 ]
机构
[1] Sem Sol Inc, Albuquerque, NM 87107 USA
[2] HT Engn, Rio Rancho, NM 87124 USA
[3] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
[4] Univ New Mexico, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA
[5] Sunfish Inc, Del Valle, TX 78617 USA
[6] Kirtland AFB, Air Force Res Lab Directed Energy Directorate, Albuquerque, NM 87123 USA
关键词
Electron beams; electron linear accelerators (LINACs);
D O I
10.1109/TPS.2023.3255004
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
A lightweight, portable 15 MeV electron beam linear accelerator (LINAC) system has been developed for research applications. Our approach uses a commercial, off-the-shelf magnetron to drive an S-band standing-wave accelerator. The magnetron is driven by a Type-E pulse forming network (PFN), the modulator, switched with a thyratron. Within the modulator macropulse, short (<100 ns), high-frequency (up to 3500 Hz) electron beam pulses are produced by gating the electron current from a triode electron gun. The entire system is contained within approximately 2 m(3), weighs 250 kg, and can be disassembled into two person-portable components, each weighing 50 kg or less.
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页码:1085 / 1091
页数:7
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