Electron-Beam Dynamics for an Advanced Flash-Radiography Accelerator
Abstract
Beam dynamics issues were assessed for a new linear induction electron accelerator being designed for multipulse flash radiography of large explosively driven hydrodynamic experiments. Special attention was paid to equilibrium beam transport, possible emittance growth, and beam stability. Especially problematic would be high-frequency beam instabilities that could blur individual radiographic source spots, low-frequency beam motion that could cause pulse-to-pulse spot displacement, and emittance growth that could enlarge the source spots. Furthermore, beam physics issues were examined through theoretical analysis and computer simulations, including particle-in-cell codes. Beam instabilities investigated included beam breakup, image displacement, diocotron, parametric envelope, ion hose, and the resistive wall instability. The beam corkscrew motion and emittance growth from beam mismatch were also studied. It was concluded that a beam with radiographic quality equivalent to the present accelerators at Los Alamos National Laboratory will result if the same engineering standards and construction details are upheld.
- Authors:
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- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1236013
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-15-24803
Journal ID: ISSN 0093-3813
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 43; Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 0093-3813
- Publisher:
- IEEE
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; Flash radiography, linear induction accelerator, electron beam instabilities
Citation Formats
Ekdahl, Carl. Electron-Beam Dynamics for an Advanced Flash-Radiography Accelerator. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1109/TPS.2015.2496499.
Ekdahl, Carl. Electron-Beam Dynamics for an Advanced Flash-Radiography Accelerator. United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2015.2496499
Ekdahl, Carl. Tue .
"Electron-Beam Dynamics for an Advanced Flash-Radiography Accelerator". United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2015.2496499. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1236013.
@article{osti_1236013,
title = {Electron-Beam Dynamics for an Advanced Flash-Radiography Accelerator},
author = {Ekdahl, Carl},
abstractNote = {Beam dynamics issues were assessed for a new linear induction electron accelerator being designed for multipulse flash radiography of large explosively driven hydrodynamic experiments. Special attention was paid to equilibrium beam transport, possible emittance growth, and beam stability. Especially problematic would be high-frequency beam instabilities that could blur individual radiographic source spots, low-frequency beam motion that could cause pulse-to-pulse spot displacement, and emittance growth that could enlarge the source spots. Furthermore, beam physics issues were examined through theoretical analysis and computer simulations, including particle-in-cell codes. Beam instabilities investigated included beam breakup, image displacement, diocotron, parametric envelope, ion hose, and the resistive wall instability. The beam corkscrew motion and emittance growth from beam mismatch were also studied. It was concluded that a beam with radiographic quality equivalent to the present accelerators at Los Alamos National Laboratory will result if the same engineering standards and construction details are upheld.},
doi = {10.1109/TPS.2015.2496499},
journal = {IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science},
number = 12,
volume = 43,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}
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