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Title: 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:
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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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place = {United States},
year = {Fri May 30 00:00:00 EDT 1980},
month = {Fri May 30 00:00:00 EDT 1980}
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