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Title: Tubular RF cage field confinement cavity

Abstract

An RF cavity is provided with a plurality of tubes that are formed into a tubular cage in a predefined shape to define the RF cavity. A selected number of tubes and a selected tube diameter are provided to form a confinement cage for the RF fields within the RF cavity defined by the tubes. The multiple, small metal tubes are selectively bent to form different cavity shapes and sizes as needed to accelerate the particles and function as a confinement cage for the RF fields within the RF cavity defined by the tubes. The cost to fabricate RF cavities using the tubular cage design is significantly lower than the cost of producing a solid cavity using conventional fabrication technology.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1531638
Patent Number(s):
7760054
Application Number:
11/747,021
Assignee:
UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, IL)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01P - WAVEGUIDES
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357; W-31-109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2007-05-10
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Lewellen, John W., Noonan, John, Smith, Terry L., and Waldschmidt, Geoff. Tubular RF cage field confinement cavity. United States: N. p., 2010. Web.
Lewellen, John W., Noonan, John, Smith, Terry L., & Waldschmidt, Geoff. Tubular RF cage field confinement cavity. United States.
Lewellen, John W., Noonan, John, Smith, Terry L., and Waldschmidt, Geoff. Tue . "Tubular RF cage field confinement cavity". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1531638.
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