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Title: Compact, high-efficiency accelerators driven by low-voltage solid-state amplifiers

Abstract

A compact particle accelerator can include two or more cavities disposed along an axis of the particle accelerator, each of which is coupled to two or more drivers. The accelerator can also include a power supply coupled to the two or more drivers such that a particle beam traveling along the axis is accelerated. The power supply can be an interface with a commercial power outlet, battery power, or a combination thereof depending upon the use case. Example configurations of the accelerator include hand held or mobile devices that are capable of delivering up to and greater than a 1 MeV electron beam.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1632586
Patent Number(s):
10568196
Application Number:
15/819,504
Assignee:
Triad National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61N - ELECTROTHERAPY
H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE
DOE Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 11/21/2017
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; 43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS

Citation Formats

Nguyen, Dinh, Buechler, Cynthia, Dale, Gregory, and Lewellen, John. Compact, high-efficiency accelerators driven by low-voltage solid-state amplifiers. United States: N. p., 2020. Web.
Nguyen, Dinh, Buechler, Cynthia, Dale, Gregory, & Lewellen, John. Compact, high-efficiency accelerators driven by low-voltage solid-state amplifiers. United States.
Nguyen, Dinh, Buechler, Cynthia, Dale, Gregory, and Lewellen, John. Tue . "Compact, high-efficiency accelerators driven by low-voltage solid-state amplifiers". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1632586.
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