Voltage monitors for high-power 10--20 MV pulsed electron accelerators

Journal Article · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · Review of Scientific Instruments; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1143566· OSTI ID:7008599

Sanford, T W.L.; Halbleib, J A; Lorence, Jr, L J; Kelly, J G; Griffin, P J; Poukey, J W; Mock, R C; McAtee, W H; Mikkelson, K A ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185-5800 (United States)

Four monitoring techniques that can determine peak voltage ({ital V}{sub {ital p}}) to a precision of {similar to}5% for high-intensity, pulsed electron accelerators operating in the 10 to 20 MV range are discussed and applied to the 14-TW HERMES III accelerator. The techniques utilize parapotential flow theory, the range of H{sup {minus}} ions, the bremsstrahlung from electron interactions with an electron target, and the photoneutron fluence from neutrons generated in a bremsstrahlung target. Application of these techniques to HERMES III shows that when the accelerator is operating under nominal conditions, {ital V}{sub {ital p}}=(18.7{plus minus}0.7) MV.

• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 7008599
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments; (United States), Journal Name: Review of Scientific Instruments; (United States) Vol. 63:10; ISSN RSINA; ISSN 0034-6748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700410* -- Specific Fusion Devices & Experiments-- (1992-)
ACCELERATORS
ANIONS
BARYONS
BREMSSTRAHLUNG
CHARGED PARTICLES
DOSIMETRY
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRON BEAM FUSION ACCELERATOR
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FERMIONS
HADRONS
HYDROGEN IONS
HYDROGEN IONS 1 MINUS
IONS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYZERS
NEUTRONS
NUCLEONS
PARTICLE BEAM FUSION ACCELERATOR
PHOTONEUTRONS
PHOTONUCLEONS
RADIATIONS
THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY
VOLTAGE REGULATORS