Overview of the ETA/ATA pulse power
Abstract
A pulsed electron accelerator has been constructed and is now in operation at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. This Experimental Test Accelerator (ETA) a 5 MeV, 10 kA, 50 ns FWHM, five pulse burst at 1 kHz, was designed to be the front end or injector for the Advanced Test Accelerator (ATA). The ATA is presently under construction and will have the following parameters: beam energy - 50 MeV, beam current - 10 kA, pulse length - 70 ns, repetition rate in a ten pulse burst - 1 kHz. The parameters which make the pulse power components unique for these machines are the high repetition rate in a burst and a high degree of regulation in the system to insure pulse to pulse repeatability. Because of the larger number of components requird for ATA, a much higher degree of reliability will be required. Improvements and modifications continue to be made on the ETA, which is serving as a base of development for all ATA pulse power components. Furthermore, all ATA pulse power components will be tested at length in a test stand before beginning mass production to insure proper design to meet voltage, current, rep-rate and life requirements.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6359665
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-83993; CONF-800640-21
TRN: 81-010684
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 14. pulse power modulator symposium, Orlando, FL, USA, 3 Jun 1980
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; PULSE TECHNIQUES; ELECTRON BEAMS; KILO AMP BEAM CURRENTS; MEV RANGE 01-10; POWER SUPPLIES; SPARK GAPS; SPECIFICATIONS; TRIGGER CIRCUITS; ACCELERATORS; BEAM CURRENTS; BEAMS; CURRENTS; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY RANGE; EQUIPMENT; LEPTON BEAMS; MEV RANGE; PARTICLE BEAMS; PULSE CIRCUITS; 430303* - Particle Accelerators- Experimental Facilities & Equipment
Citation Formats
Reginato, L L, and Hester, R E. Overview of the ETA/ATA pulse power. United States: N. p., 1980.
Web.
Reginato, L L, & Hester, R E. Overview of the ETA/ATA pulse power. United States.
Reginato, L L, and Hester, R E. 1980.
"Overview of the ETA/ATA pulse power". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6359665.
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title = {Overview of the ETA/ATA pulse power},
author = {Reginato, L L and Hester, R E},
abstractNote = {A pulsed electron accelerator has been constructed and is now in operation at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. This Experimental Test Accelerator (ETA) a 5 MeV, 10 kA, 50 ns FWHM, five pulse burst at 1 kHz, was designed to be the front end or injector for the Advanced Test Accelerator (ATA). The ATA is presently under construction and will have the following parameters: beam energy - 50 MeV, beam current - 10 kA, pulse length - 70 ns, repetition rate in a ten pulse burst - 1 kHz. The parameters which make the pulse power components unique for these machines are the high repetition rate in a burst and a high degree of regulation in the system to insure pulse to pulse repeatability. Because of the larger number of components requird for ATA, a much higher degree of reliability will be required. Improvements and modifications continue to be made on the ETA, which is serving as a base of development for all ATA pulse power components. Furthermore, all ATA pulse power components will be tested at length in a test stand before beginning mass production to insure proper design to meet voltage, current, rep-rate and life requirements.},
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year = {Fri May 30 00:00:00 EDT 1980},
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