Multi-plate interceptive electron beam energy diagnostic—Implementation and validation
Abstract
A previous publication [P. D. McChesney, “Multi-plate interceptive electron beam energy diagnostic—Theoretical design,” AIP Adv. (submitted)] reported a new interceptive electron beam kinetic energy measurement technique based on the beam penetration depth within a stack of conductive plates and gave results on the theoretical design of such a device. This paper expands on this and gives further results on the actual implementation of the diagnostic. The device geometry and measurement electronics system are described in detail. A prototype version of the multi-plate diagnostic was fabricated and tested using an electron linear accelerator at the Idaho Accelerator Center (IAC). A high-precision magnetic spectrometer system was designed and built for the purpose of validating the multi-plate diagnostic’s energy measurement capabilities. It was found that the diagnostic provides electron beam energy estimates that are accurate to better than the 10% level.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 2018
- Source ID
- 10.1063/1.5063779
Entities
People
- Brian Berls
- Chad O’neill
- J. R. Harris
- Joe Cardenas
- John J Love
- John W. Lewellen
- Jon Stoner
- Kevin Folkman
- Patrick D. Mcchesney
- Rufus Cooksey
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory
- Idaho State University
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Raytheon Missiles & Defense