A He-3++ RFQ accelerator for the production of PET isotopes

Conference · Thu May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1997 · Conf.Proc.C

OSTI ID:495655

Pasquinelli, Ralph J. ^[1]

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1. Fermilab

Project status of the 3He{sup +}{sup +} 10.5 MeV RFQ Linear Accelerator for the production of PET isotopes will be presented. The accelerator design was begun in September of 1995 with a goal of completion and delivery of the accelerator to BRF in Shreveport, Louisiana by the summer of 1997. The design effort and construction is concentrated in Lab G on the Fermilab campus. Some of the high lights include a 25 mA peak current 3He` ion source, four RFQ accelerating stages that are powered by surplus Fermilab linac RF stations, a gas jet charge doubler, and a novel 540 degree bending Medium Energy Beam Transport (MEBT). The machine is designed to operate at 360 Hz repetition rate with a 2.5% duty cycle. The average beam current is expected to be 150-300 micro amperes electrical, 75- 150 micro amperes particle current.

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP) (SC-25)
• Contributing Organization: E887
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-07CH11359
• OSTI ID: 495655
• Report Number(s): FERMILAB-CONF-97-129-E; oai:inspirehep.net:443561
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Conf.Proc.C Journal Volume: 970512
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
ACCELERATION
HELIUM 3 BEAMS
ISOTOPE PRODUCTION
LINEAR ACCELERATORS