Variable-energy drift-tube linear accelerator

Swenson, Donald A; Potter, James M; Stovall, James E

Title: Variable-energy drift-tube linear accelerator

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A linear accelerator system includes a plurality of post-coupled drift-tubes wherein each post coupler is bistably positionable to either of two positions which result in different field distributions. With binary control over a plurality of post couplers, a significant accumlative effect in the resulting field distribution is achieved yielding a variable-energy drift-tube linear accelerator.

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Swenson, Donald A ^[1]; Boyd, Jr., Thomas J. ^[2]; Potter, James M ^[1]; Stovall, James E ^[1]

Los Alamos, NM
(Los Alamos, NM)

Issue Date:: 1984-01-01

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 865268

Patent Number(s):: 4485346

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE

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H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE
H05H7/12 - Arrangements for varying final energy of beam
H05H9/00 - Linear accelerators

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DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-36

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: variable-energy; drift-tube; linear; accelerator; plurality; post-coupled; drift-tubes; post; coupler; bistably; positionable; positions; result; field; distributions; binary; control; couplers; significant; accumlative; effect; resulting; distribution; achieved; yielding; linear accelerator; field distribution; /315/313/

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                    Swenson, Donald A, Boyd, Jr., Thomas J., Potter, James M, and Stovall, James E. Variable-energy drift-tube linear accelerator.  United States: N. p., 1984. 
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