학술논문

A Novel Compact and Portable Linear Accelerator Electron Beam System
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on. 51(4):1085-1091 Apr, 2023
Subject
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Linear particle accelerator
Electron beams
Couplings
Radio frequency
Frequency modulation
Voltage
Magnetic resonance
electron linear accelerators (LINACs)
Language
ISSN
0093-3813
1939-9375
Abstract
A lightweight, portable 15 MeV electron beam linear accelerator (LINAC) system has been developed for research applications. Our approach uses a commercial, off-the-shelf magnetron to drive an S-band standing-wave accelerator. The magnetron is driven by a Type-E pulse forming network (PFN), the modulator, switched with a thyratron. Within the modulator macropulse, short (< 100 ns), high-frequency (up to 3500 Hz) electron beam pulses are produced by gating the electron current from a triode electron gun. The entire system is contained within approximately 2 $\text{m}^{3}$ , weighs 250 kg, and can be disassembled into two person-portable components, each weighing 50 kg or less.