Method and apparatus for measuring properties of particle beams using thermo-resistive material properties
- Williamsburg, VA
- Gloucester, VA
A beam position detector for measuring the properties of a charged particle beam, including the beam's position, size, shape, and intensity. One or more absorbers are constructed of thermo-resistive material and positioned to intercept and absorb a portion of the incoming beam power, thereby causing local heating of each absorber. The local temperature increase distribution across the absorber, or the distribution between different absorbers, will depend on the intensity, size, and position of the beam. The absorbers are constructed of a material having a strong dependence of electrical resistivity on temperature. The beam position detector has no moving parts in the vicinity of the beam and is especially suited to beam areas having high ionizing radiation dose rates or poor beam quality, including beams dispersed in the transverse direction and in their time radio frequency structure.
- Research Organization:
- Southeastern University Research Association
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84ER40150
- Assignee:
- Jefferson Science Associates, LLC (Newport News, VA)
- Patent Number(s):
- 7,279,882
- Application Number:
- 10/957,763
- OSTI ID:
- 918083
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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