A Versatile, Modular Capacitor Bank for a Compact Accelerator
Abstract
The spiral line recirculating induction accelerator (SLIA) is a compact, lightweight electron accelerator, designed to produce high current (>/= 1 kA), high energy (>/= 50 MeV) and moderate-to-high quality electron beams with macropulse widths up to several microseconds. The SLIA is an open-ended spiral configuration in which the electron beam recirculates in separate transport lines (>/= 20) passing through a common ferrite core accelerating section with high gain/pass (~ 10 MeV), resulting in effective accelerating gradients in the 100 MV/m range. A toroidal field threads the transport lines for space charge confinement and suppression of instabilities. In the bends, a vertical field turns the beam and a strong focussing field (l = 2 stellarator) provides tolerance to field errors and an energy bandwidth desirable with high gain/pass. The magnetic fields throughout the transport system are static over the beam macropulse thus allowing very low field errors and precise control of the magnetic fields.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA638732
Entities
People
- D. Nett
- M. Tiefenback
- Robert M. Curry
- S. Lyons
- S. Putnam
- V. Bailey
- W. Weseloh