Flash X-Ray (FXR) Accelerator Optimization Injector Voltage-Variation Compensation via Beam-Induced Gap Voltage

Abstract

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is evaluating design alternatives to improve the voltage regulation in our injector and accelerator cells of our Flash X-Ray (FXR) machine. The operational peak electron beam current and energy at the x-ray generating target are 3.2 kA and 17 MeV. The goal is to create a more mono-energetic electron beam with variation of less than 1%-root-mean-squared (rms). This would allow the beam to be focused more tightly and create an x-ray source with a smaller spot-size. Our injector appears to have significant voltage-variation, and this report describes a technique to appreciably correct the deviations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA611173

Entities

People

  • Mike M. Ong

Organizations

  • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Compensation
  • Computer Simulations
  • Electron Beams
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Impedance
  • Injectors
  • Linear Accelerators
  • Optimization
  • Pulsed Power
  • Regulations
  • Simulations
  • Sine Waves
  • Voltage Regulation
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Physics

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  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems