Voltage monitors for high-power 10- to 20-MV pulsed electron accelerators

Conference · Wed Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:10143555

Sanford, T W.L.; McAtee, W H; Halbleib, J A; Lorence, L J; Kelly, J G; Griffin, P J; Poukey, J W; Mikkelson, K A ^[1]; Mock, R C ^[2]

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1. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
2. Ktech Corp., Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Four monitoring techniques that can determine peak voltage (V{sub p}) to a precision of {approximately}5% for high-intensity, pulsed electron accelerators operating in the 10 to 20 MV range are discussed and applied to the 14-TW HERMES III accelerator. The techniques utilize parapotential flow theory, the range of H{sup {minus}} ions, the bremsstrahlung from electron interactions with an electron target, and the photoneutron fluence form neutrons generated in a bremsstrahlung target. Applications of these techniques to HERMES III shows that when the accelerator is operating under nominal conditions, V{sub p} = (18.7 {plus_minus} 0.7) MV. 16 refs.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 10143555
• Report Number(s): SAND--92-0550; CONF-920362--29; ON: DE92013701
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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