Designs of a DC ESQ accelerator for BNCT application

Journal Article · Sat Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1997 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.52622· OSTI ID:580128

Kwan, J W; Henestroza, E; Peters, C; Reginato, L L; Yu, S S ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd., Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)

ESQ accelerators are capable of producing high current, DC megavolt beams, thus they are ideal for BNCT application. In our preliminary design, a 3.6 m long ESQ column with a 6 cm bore diameter will accelerate a proton beam up to 2.5 MeV. The accelerator column is surrounded by an air-core transformer stack which provides DC power to the ESQ electrodes. The assembly is enclosed inside a 6.1 m long 2.4 m diameter high pressure vessel. Computer simulation shows that the beam envelope remains small compare to the bore diameter thus allowing a wide range of operation for beam currents ranging from 25 mA to 125 mA. {copyright} {ital 1997 American Institute of Physics.}

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 580128
• Report Number(s): CONF-961110--
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 392; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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