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Title: The Dielectric Wall Accelerator

Journal Article · · Reviews of Accelerator Science and Technology
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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

The Dielectric Wall Accelerator (DWA), a class of induction accelerators, employs a novel insulating beam tube to impress a longitudinal electric field on a bunch of charged particles. The surface flashover characteristics of this tube may permit the attainment of accelerating gradients on the order of 100 MV/m for accelerating pulses on the order of a nanosecond in duration. A virtual traveling wave of excitation along the tube is produced at any desired speed by controlling the timing of pulse generating modules that supply a tangential electric field to the tube wall. Because of the ability to control the speed of this virtual wave, the accelerator is capable of handling any charge to mass ratio particle; hence it can be used for electrons, protons and any ion. The accelerator architectures, key technologies and development challenges will be described.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344; W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
970674
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-416544; TRN: US1000885
Journal Information:
Reviews of Accelerator Science and Technology, Vol. 02, Issue 01; ISSN 1793-6268
Publisher:
World Scientific
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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