DELPHI accelerator: First prototype (PTO)

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:5813359

Lancaster, K T; Poukey, J W; Buttram, M T

The PTO (first order prototype) accelerator, is a test-bed being built to address various pulsed power and beam transport issues relevant to a compact, linear-induction accelerator. The compact size of the PTO accelerator is attributable to the high frequency of operation that minimizes the ferrite needed for inductive isolation. PTO will consist of an 800-kV injector to generate an electron beam (1-kA) and two, 200-kV induction cavities to post-accelerate the beam. A driving mode which uses a high frequency bipolar waveform will enable the study of diode beam dynamics and characterization of accelerating cavity performance. A second driving mode using a multi-microsecond ringing waveform will allow the study of plasma closure rates in the diode and the accelerating cavities. The design of the injector and post-accelerating cavities are presented together with numerical simulations of particle trajectories. 2 refs., 4 figs.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5813359
• Report Number(s): SAND-87-2398C; CONF-8709146-19; ON: DE88002114
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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