A compact high-power proton linac for radioisotope production

Conference · Mon May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:72988

Takeda, H; Billen, J H; Nath, S; Stovall, J E; Wood, R L; Young, L M

Conventional designs for proton linacs use a radiofrequency quadrupole (RFQ), followed by a drift-tube linac (DTL). For higher final beam energies, a coupled cavity linac (CCL) follows the DTL. A new structure, the coupled-cavity drift-tube linac (CCDTL) combines features of an Alvarez DTL and the CCL. Operating in a {pi}/2 structure mode, the CCDTL replaces the DTL and part of the CCL for particle velocities in the range 0.1 < {beta} < 0.5. The authors present a design concept for a compact linac using only an RFQ and a CCDTL. This machine delivers a few mA of average beam current at a nominal energy of 70 MeV and is well suited for radioisotope production.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 72988
• Report Number(s): LA-UR--95-1508; CONF-950512--107; ON: DE95011987
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
CAVITY RESONATORS
DESIGN
DRIFT TUBES
ISOTOPE PRODUCTION
KLYSTRONS
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
PROTON BEAMS
RADIOISOTOPES
RF SYSTEMS
USES