ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF THE BEVATRON RAPID BEAM EJECTOR (BEAM KICKER)

Technical Report · Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1959

OSTI ID:4257129

Dols, C G

A rapid beam ejector was constructed to produce the brief pulses of particles required for optimum bubble chamber photographs. Energy stored in a capacitor bark was transferred to an air-core magnet surrounding the proton beam of the Bevatron. The protons were displaced from their normal orbit and strike a suitably located target; particles from this target can then emerge from the Bevatron. A capacitor bank of 120 ic f stores 13,500 joules at 15,000 volts. Two ignitrons in parallel connect the capacitor to the magnet. The magnet current rises to 52,000 amperes in 55 ic sec, at peak current a resistor is connected in parallel to damp the current decay. (auth)

• Research Organization: California. Univ., Berkeley. Lawrence Radiation Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• NSA Number: NSA-13-012747
• OSTI ID: 4257129
• Report Number(s): UCRL-8346(Rev.)
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PARTICLE ACCELERATORS AND HIGH-VOLTAGE MACHINES
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BEAM OPTICS
BEAMS
BEVATRON
BUBBLE CHAMBERS
CAPACITORS
CIRCUITS
CURRENTS
DEFORMATION
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ELECTRON TUBES
ENERGY
IGNITRONS
MAGNETIC MATERIALS
MAGNETS
ORBITS
PHOTOGRAPHY
PROTON BEAMS
PROTONS
PULSES
RESISTORS
STORAGE
SYNCHROTRONS
TARGETS