Final report to US Department of Energy: Cyclotron autoresonance accelerator for electron beam dry scrubbing of flue gases

Technical Report · Fri May 25 04:00:00 EDT 2001

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/771272· OSTI ID:771272

Hirshfield, J L ^[1]

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1. Yale University, New Haven, CT

Several designs have been built and operated of microwave cyclotron autoresonance accelerators (CARA's) with electron beam parameters suitable for remediation of pollutants in flue gas emissions from coal-burning power plants. CARA designs have also been developed with a TW-level 10.6 micron laser driver for electron acceleration from 50 to 100 MeV, and with UHF drivers for proton acceleration to over 500 MeV. Dose requirements for reducing SO2, NOx, and particulates in flue gas emissions to acceptable levels have been surveyed, and used to optimize the design of an electron beam source to deliver this dose.

• Research Organization: Yale University, Cambridge, MA (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-97ER12209
• OSTI ID: 771272
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
ACCELERATION
ACCELERATORS
CYCLOTRONS
DESIGN
ELECTRON ACCELERATOR
ELECTRON BEAMS
ELECTRONS
FLUE GAS
GASES
LASERS
PARTICULATES
POLLUTANTS
POLLUTION REMEDIATION
POWER PLANTS
PROTONS
SCRUBBING