Development of Solid-State Induction Modulators for High PRF Accelerators
Abstract
Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and EG&G Energy Measurements are developing a new solid-state power system for two proposed accelerators. One of the accelerators is a circular arrangement of induction cells called a recirculator. It is designed to accelerate heavy ions for an inertial fusion study that proposes to substitute heavy-ion beams for laser beams as the driver for fusion targets. The other accelerator is a linear induction accelerator for electron beams called the Advanced Radiographic Machine (ARM). This accelerator generates multiple bursts of x rays for pulsed radiography by producing electron beams in rapid succession. Both accelerators require their induction cells to be pulsed at a very high repetition frequency (prf) for a short burst containing 5 to 15 pulses. The recirculator has a pulse schedule that varies in pulse width from 1 micro S to 400 ns and in prf from 50 to 150 kHz. The ARM accelerator has a pulse schedule that varies in pulse width from 1 micro S to 200 ns and in prf from 150 kHz to 1 MHz.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADA640473
Entities
People
- B. Hickman
- B. Lee
- C. Brooksby
- C. Ollis
- D. Gilbert
- D. Longinotti
- E. Eubank
- H. Kirbie
- M. Newton
- S. Hawkins
Organizations
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory