Advances in pulsed-power-driven radiography system design.

Conference · Thu Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2004

OSTI ID:959303

Portillo, Salvador; Hinshelwood, David D ^[1]; Rovang, Dean Curtis; Cordova, Steve Ray; Oliver, Bryan Velten ^[2]; Weber, Bruce V ^[1]; Welch, Dale Robert ^[3]; Shelton, Bradley Allen ^[4]; Sceiford, Matthew E; Cooperstein, Gerald ^[1]; Gignac, Raymond Edward ^[5]; Puetz, Elizabeth A; Rose, David Vincent ^[3]; Barker, Dennis L ^[5]; Van De Valde, David M ^[6]; Droemer, Darryl W ^[5]; Wilkins, Frank Lee ^[5]; Molina, Isidro; Jaramillo, Deanna M; Swanekamp, Stephen Brian ^[7] ; Commisso, Robert J ^[1]; Bailey, Vernon Leslie ^[7]; Maenchen, John Eric; Johnson, David Lee ^[7]; Griffin, Fawn A; Hahn, Kelly Denise; Smith, Ian ^[7]

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1. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC
2. Mission Research Corporation, Albuquererque, NM
3. Mission Research Corporation, Albuquerque, NM
4. Ktech Corporation, Albuquerque, NM
5. Bechtel Nevada, North Las Vegas, NV
6. EG&G, Albuquerque, NM
7. Titan Pulsed Sciences Division, San Leandro, CA

Flash x-ray radiography has undergone a transformation in recent years with the resurgence of interest in compact, high intensity pulsed-power-driven electron beam sources. The radiographic requirements and the choice of a consistent x-ray source determine the accelerator parameters, which can be met by demonstrated Induction Voltage Adder technologies. This paper reviews the state of the art and the recent advances which have improved performance by over an order of magnitude in beam brightness and radiographic utility.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 959303
• Report Number(s): SAND2004-3447C
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
ACCELERATORS
BRIGHTNESS
DESIGN
ELECTRON BEAMS
INDUCTION
PERFORMANCE
TRANSFORMATIONS
X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY
X-RAY SOURCES