Variable Energy 2-MeV S-Band Linac for X-ray and Other Applications

Conference · Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2008

OSTI ID:934451

Bender, H; Schwellenbach, D; Sturges, R; Trainham, R

This paper describes the design and operation of a compact, 2-MeV, S-band linear accelerator (linac) with variable energy tuning and short-pulse operation down to 15 ps with 100-A peak current. The design consists of a buncher cavity for short-pulse operation and two coupled resonator sections for acceleration. Single-pulse operation is accomplished through a fast injector system with a 219-MHz subharmonic buncher. The machine is intended to support a variety of applications, such as x-ray and electron beam diagnostic development, and recently, electron diffraction studies of phase transitions in shocked materials.

• Research Organization: National Security Technologies, LLC (NSTec), Mercury, NV (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE - National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC52-06NA25946
• OSTI ID: 934451
• Report Number(s): DOE/NV/25946-491; TRN: US0804015
• Resource Relation: Conference: 11th European Particle Accelerator Conference (EPAC08), Genoa, Italy; June 23-27, 2008
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ACCELERATION
ACCELERATORS
DESIGN
ELECTRON BEAMS
ELECTRON DIFFRACTION
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
RESONATORS
TUNING