Radio frequency focused interdigital linear accelerator

Details Radio frequency focused interdigital linear accelerator Radio frequency focused interdigital linear accelerator

2006-08-29

2006-08-29

Lee, Wilson (Department: 2821)

Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems

High energy particle accelerator tube

Magnetic field acceleration means

C315S506000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07098615

ABSTRACT:
An interdigital (Wideröe) linear accelerator employing drift tubes, and associated support stems that couple to both the longitudinal and support stem electromagnetic fields of the linac, creating rf quadrupole fields along the axis of the linac to provide transverse focusing for the particle beam. Each drift tube comprises two separate electrodes operating at different electrical potentials as determined by cavity rf fields. Each electrode supports two fingers, pointing towards the opposite end of the drift tube, forming a four-finger geometry that produces an rf quadrupole field distribution along its axis. The fundamental periodicity of the structure is equal to one half of the particle wavelength βλ, where β is the particle velocity in units of the velocity of light and λ is the free space wavelength of the rf. Particles are accelerated in the gaps between drift tubes. The particle beam is focused in regions inside the drift tubes.

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