The Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility

Author

Dooling, D.

Volume

33

Issue

12

fYear

1996

fDate

12/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

55

Lastpage

57

Abstract

Superconducting RF cavities of novel design permit this unusual accelerator to run steadily rather than in bursts. The purpose is to investigate the ties that bind atomic nuclei together. CEBAF is designed to provide a steady stream of electrons at 4 GeV. A 100 keV thermal electron gun emits electrons in a stream which is chopped into packets which are accelerated to near-light speeds for entry into two linear accelerators (linacs). The beam completes five circuits of the linacs during which it is boosted by a series of superconducting RF cavities. The operation of the facility and the beam handling are briefly outlined

Keywords

accelerator RF systems; accelerator cavities; electron accelerators; linear accelerators; superconducting cavity resonators; CEBAF; Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility; atomic nuclei investigation; beam handling; linear accelerators; superconducting RF cavities; thermal electron gun; Acceleration; Detectors; Electron accelerators; Electron beams; Linear accelerators; Linear particle accelerator; Mesons; Particle beams; Proton accelerators; Watches;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Spectrum, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9235

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/6.546500

Filename

546500