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Title: Compact accelerator

Abstract

A compact linear accelerator having at least one strip-shaped Blumlein module which guides a propagating wavefront between first and second ends and controls the output pulse at the second end. Each Blumlein module has first, second, and third planar conductor strips, with a first dielectric strip between the first and second conductor strips, and a second dielectric strip between the second and third conductor strips. Additionally, the compact linear accelerator includes a high voltage power supply connected to charge the second conductor strip to a high potential, and a switch for switching the high potential in the second conductor strip to at least one of the first and third conductor strips so as to initiate a propagating reverse polarity wavefront(s) in the corresponding dielectric strip(s).

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Livermore, CA
  2. Manteca, CA
  3. Los Alamos, NM
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
902778
Patent Number(s):
7173385
Application Number:
11/036,431
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS

Citation Formats

Caporaso, George J, Sampayan, Stephen E, and Kirbie, Hugh C. Compact accelerator. United States: N. p., 2007. Web.
Caporaso, George J, Sampayan, Stephen E, & Kirbie, Hugh C. Compact accelerator. United States.
Caporaso, George J, Sampayan, Stephen E, and Kirbie, Hugh C. Tue . "Compact accelerator". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/902778.
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