Laboratory performance of the BEAR (Beam Experiment Aboard Rocket) RFQ (radio-frequency quadrupole)

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6807939

O'Shea, P G; Schrage, D L; Young, L M; Zaugg, T J; Lynch, M T; McKenna, K F; Hansborough, L D

The BEAR (Beam Experiment Aboard Rocket) accelerator will be part of an experiment to demonstrate the operation of an ion accelerator in space and to characterize the exoatmospheric propagation of a neutral particle beam. The RFQ (radio-frequency quadrupole) has been designed to produce a 25-mA H/sup /minus// beam with an emittance of 0.01 cm-mrad (rms normalized) at an energy of 1 MeV. Because of the rigors of spaceflight, the accelerator design has been constrained by factors not normally applicable to conventional terrestrial accelerators. These factors and the mechanical features are described in a companion paper in these proceedings. The design techniques developed for BEAR would be applicable whenever, rugged, lightweight, or power-efficient systems are required. The BEAR RFQ has been operated under power with beam in the laboratory. This paper details of measured beam transport, emittance, and energy spectra. 6 refs., 4 figs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6807939
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-88-3236; CONF-881151-2; ON: DE89000320
• Resource Relation: Conference: International conference on the application of accelerators in research and industry, Denton, TX, USA, 7 Nov 1988; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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