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Title: Linear beam raster magnet driver based on H-bridge technique

Abstract

An improved raster magnet driver for a linear particle beam is based on an H-bridge technique. Four branches of power HEXFETs form a two-by-two switch. Switching the HEXFETs in a predetermined order and at the right frequency produces a triangular current waveform. An H-bridge controller controls switching sequence and timing. The magnetic field of the coil follows the shape of the waveform and thus steers the beam using a triangular rather than a sinusoidal waveform. The system produces a raster pattern having a highly uniform raster density distribution, eliminates target heating from non-uniform raster density distributions, and produces higher levels of beam current.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Southeastern Universities Research Association, Inc.,Newport News, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1175781
Patent Number(s):
7057390
Application Number:
10/945,408
Assignee:
Southeastern Universities Research Association, Inc.
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-84ER40150
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
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Citation Formats

Sinkine, Nikolai I., Yan, Chen, Apeldoorn, Cornelis, Dail, Jeffrey Glenn, Wojcik, Randolph Frank, and Gunning, William. Linear beam raster magnet driver based on H-bridge technique. United States: N. p., 2006. Web.
Sinkine, Nikolai I., Yan, Chen, Apeldoorn, Cornelis, Dail, Jeffrey Glenn, Wojcik, Randolph Frank, & Gunning, William. Linear beam raster magnet driver based on H-bridge technique. United States.
Sinkine, Nikolai I., Yan, Chen, Apeldoorn, Cornelis, Dail, Jeffrey Glenn, Wojcik, Randolph Frank, and Gunning, William. Tue . "Linear beam raster magnet driver based on H-bridge technique". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1175781.
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abstractNote = {An improved raster magnet driver for a linear particle beam is based on an H-bridge technique. Four branches of power HEXFETs form a two-by-two switch. Switching the HEXFETs in a predetermined order and at the right frequency produces a triangular current waveform. An H-bridge controller controls switching sequence and timing. The magnetic field of the coil follows the shape of the waveform and thus steers the beam using a triangular rather than a sinusoidal waveform. The system produces a raster pattern having a highly uniform raster density distribution, eliminates target heating from non-uniform raster density distributions, and produces higher levels of beam current.},
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year = {Tue Jun 06 00:00:00 EDT 2006},
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