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Title: Means and method for the focusing and acceleration of parallel beams of charged particles

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5676151

A novel apparatus and method is disclosed for focussing beams of charged particles comprising planar arrays of electrostatic quadrupoles. The quadrupole arrays may comprise electrodes which are shared by two or more quadrupoles. Such quadrupole arrays are particularly adapted to providing strong focussing forces for high current, high brightness, beams of charged particles, said beams further comprising a plurality of parallel beams, or beamlets, each such beamlet being focussed by one quadrupole of the array. Such arrays may be incorporated in various devices wherein beams of charged particles are accelerated or transported, such as linear accelerators, klystron tubes, beam transport lines, etc.

Assignee:
US Department of Energy
Patent Number(s):
US 4392080
OSTI ID:
5676151
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: Filed date 23 May 1980; Other Information: PAT-APPL-152461
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English