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A 7MeV S-Band 2998MHz Variable Pulse Length Linear Accelerator System
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- M. Hernandez, H. Deruyter, D. Skowbo, R.R. Smith
Accuray, Inc, Mountain View, California
- A.V. Mishin, A.J. Saverskiy
AS&E, Billerica, Massachusetts
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American Science and Engineering High Energy Systems Division (AS&E HESD) has designed and commissioned a variable pulse length 7 MeV electron accelerator system. The system is capable of delivering a 7 MeV electron beam with a pulse length of 10 nS FWHM and a peak current of 1 ampere. The system can also produce electron pulses with lengths of 20, 50, 100, 200, 400 nS and 3 uS FWHM with corresponding lower peak currents. The accelerator system consists of a gridded electron gun, focusing coil, an electrostatic deflector system, Helmholtz coils, a standing wave side coupled S-band linac, a 2.6 MW peak power magnetron, an RF circulator, a fast toroid, vacuum system and a PLC/PC control system. The system has been operated at repetition rates up to 250pps. The design, simulations and experimental results from the accelerator system are presented in this paper.
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| RPAP027 |
Portable X-Band Linear Electron Accelerators for Radiographic Applications
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1985 |
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- A.J. Saverskiy, H. Deruyter, M. Hernandez, A.V. Mishin, D. Skowbo
AS&E, Billerica, Massachusetts
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The MINAC series portable linear electron accelerator systems designed and manufactured at American Science and Engineering, Inc. High Energy Systems Division (AS&E HESD) are discussed in this paper. Each system can be configured as either an X-ray or electron beam source. The powerful 4 MeV and 6 MeV linacs powered by a 1,5 MW magnetron permit operation in a dose rate range from 100 R/min at 80 cm to 600 R/min at 80 cm. Each MINAC is a self-contained source with radiation leakage outside of the X-ray head less than 0,1% of the maximum dose. Along with these systems a 1 MeV ultra compact MINAC has been successfully tested. The unit is available with radiation leakage less then 0.01% and permits producing X-ray beam in an energy range (1…2) MeV at a high output dose rate. Design and experimental parameters are presented. The common and system specific features are also discussed.
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| FOAB002 |
Advances in X-Band and S-Band Linear Accelerators for Security, NDT, and Other Applications
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- A.V. Mishin
AS&E, Billerica, Massachusetts
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At AS&E High Energy Systems Division, we designed several new advanced high energy electron beam and X-ray sources. Our primary focus has always been in building the world’s most portable commercial X-band accelerators. Today, our X-band systems frequently exceed performance of the similar S-band machines, while they are more portable compared to the latter. The new designs of the X-band accelerators in the most practical energy range from 1 MeV to 6 MeV have been tested delivering outstanding results. Seventy 6 MeV X-band linacs systems have been produced. The most compact linac for security is used by AS&E in a self-shielded, Shaped Energy™ cargo screening system. We pioneered using the X-band linear accelerators for CT, producing high quality images of oil pipes and wood logs. An X-band linear accelerator head on a robotic arm has been used for electron beam radiation curing of an odd-shaped graphite composite part. We developed the broad-range 4 MeV to over 10 MeV energy-regulated X-band and S-band systems for medical and NDT applications. The regulated pulse length systems operating in a range from nanoseconds to microseconds have been built both in X-band and in S-band frequency range.
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