Radio-frequency quadrupole linear accelerator

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.1981.4331450· OSTI ID:6858607

Wangler, T P; Stokes, R H

The radio-frequency quadrupole (RFQ) is a new linear accelerator concept in which rf electric fields are used to focus, bunch, and accelerate the beam. Because the RFQ can provide strong focusing at low velocities, it can capture a high-current dc ion beam from a low-voltage source and accelerate it to an energy of 1 MeV/nucleon within a distance of a few meters. A recent experimental test at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL) has confirmed the expected performance of this structure and has stimulated interest in a wide variety of applications. The general properties of the RFQ are reviewed and examples of applications of this new accelerator are presented.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos Scientific Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6858607
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-80-3139; CONF-801111-13
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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