Technology demonstration for the DARHT linear induction accelerators

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:7271043

Burns, M; Allison, P; Downing, J; Moir, D ^[1]; Caporaso, G; Chen, Y J ^[2]

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1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
2. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)

The Dual-Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamics Test (DARHT) facility will employ two 16-MeV, 3-kA Linear Induction Accelerators to produce intense, bremsstrahlung x-ray pulses for flash radiography. Technology demonstration of the key accelerator sub-systems is underway at the DARHT Integrated Test Stand (ITS), which will produce a 6-MeV, 3-kA, 60-ns flattop electron beam. We will summarized measurements of ITS injector, pulsed-power, and accelerator cell performance. Time-resolved measurements of the electron beam parameters will also be presented. These measurements indicate that the DARHT accelerator design is sufficiently advanced to provide the high quality electron beams required for radiography with sub-millimeter spatial resolution.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 7271043
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-92-1675; CONF-920515--25; ON: DE92017415
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
430100* -- Particle Accelerators-- Design
Development
& Operation
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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ACCELERATORS
BEAM INJECTION
BEAMS
BREMSSTRAHLUNG
DESIGN
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRON BEAMS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
FUNCTION GENERATORS
HIGH-VOLTAGE PULSE GENERATORS
INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY
LEPTON BEAMS
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
PARTICLE BEAMS
PERFORMANCE
PULSE GENERATORS
RADIATIONS
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Targets-- (1992-)
X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY