Laboratory performance of the BEAR (Beam Experiment Aboard Rocket) RFQ (radio-frequency quadrupole)

Title: Laboratory performance of the BEAR (Beam Experiment Aboard Rocket) RFQ (radio-frequency quadrupole)

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The BEAR (Beam Experiment Aboard Rocket) accelerator will be part of an experiment to demonstrate the operation of an ion accelerator in space and to characterize the exoatmospheric propagation of a neutral particle beam. The RFQ (radio-frequency quadrupole) has been designed to produce a 25-mA H/sup /minus// beam with an emittance of 0.01 cm-mrad (rms normalized) at an energy of 1 MeV. Because of the rigors of spaceflight, the accelerator design has been constrained by factors not normally applicable to conventional terrestrial accelerators. These factors and the mechanical features are described in a companion paper in these proceedings. The design techniques developed for BEAR would be applicable whenever, rugged, lightweight, or power-efficient systems are required. The BEAR RFQ has been operated under power with beam in the laboratory. This paper details of measured beam transport, emittance, and energy spectra. 6 refs., 4 figs.

Authors:: O'Shea, P.G.; Schrage, D.L.; Young, L.M.; Zaugg, T.J.; Lynch, M.T.; McKenna, K.F.; Hansborough, L.D.

Publication Date:: Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)

OSTI Identifier:: 6807939

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 6807939; Legacy ID: DE89000320

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-88-3236; CONF-881151-2
ON: DE89000320

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-36

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: International conference on the application of accelerators in research and industry, Denton, TX, USA, 7 Nov 1988; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; ACCELERATORS; BEAM TRANSPORT; BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE; BEAM EMITTANCE; DESIGN; NEUTRAL-PARTICLE TRANSPORT; PERFORMANCE; QUADRUPOLAR CONFIGURATIONS; RF SYSTEMS; SPACE FLIGHT; CLOSED CONFIGURATIONS; MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS; MULTIPOLAR CONFIGURATIONS; NATIONAL DEFENSE; RADIATION TRANSPORT 430200* -- Particle Accelerators-- Beam Dynamics, Field Calculations, & Ion Optics

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                    O'Shea, P.G., Schrage, D.L., Young, L.M., Zaugg, T.J., Lynch, M.T., McKenna, K.F., and Hansborough, L.D. Laboratory performance of the BEAR (Beam Experiment Aboard Rocket) RFQ (radio-frequency quadrupole).  United States: N. p., 1988. 
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                    O'Shea, P.G., Schrage, D.L., Young, L.M., Zaugg, T.J., Lynch, M.T., McKenna, K.F., & Hansborough, L.D. Laboratory performance of the BEAR (Beam Experiment Aboard Rocket) RFQ (radio-frequency quadrupole).  United States.

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                    O'Shea, P.G., Schrage, D.L., Young, L.M., Zaugg, T.J., Lynch, M.T., McKenna, K.F., and Hansborough, L.D. Fri .  
        "Laboratory performance of the BEAR (Beam Experiment Aboard Rocket) RFQ (radio-frequency quadrupole)".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6807939.

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