A compact high-power proton linac for radioisotope production

Author

Takeda, H. ; Billen, J.H. ; Nath, S. ; Stovall, J.E. ; Wood, R.L. ; Young, L.M.

Author_Institution

Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1995

fDate

1-5 May 1995

Firstpage

1140

Abstract

Conventional designs for proton linacs use a radio-frequency quadrupole (RFQ), followed by a drift-tube linac (DTL). For higher final beam energies, a coupled cavity linac (CCL) follows the DTL. A new structure, the coupled-cavity drift-tube linac (CCDTL) combines features of an Alvarez DTL and the CCL. Operating in a π/2 structure mode, the CCDTL replaces the DTL and part of the CCL for particle velocities in the range 0.1⩽β⩽0.5. We present a design concept for a compact linac using only an RFQ and a CCDTL. This machine delivers a few mA of average beam current at a nominal energy of 70 MeV and is well suited for radioisotope production

Keywords

accelerator RF systems; klystrons; proton accelerators; radioisotopes; 70 MeV; compact high-power proton linac; coupled cavity linac; coupled-cavity drift-tube linac; drift-tube linac; radio-frequency quadrupole; radioisotope production; Acceleration; Costs; Frequency; Klystrons; Linear accelerators; Linear particle accelerator; Particle beams; Production; Protons; Radioactive materials;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1995., Proceedings of the 1995

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2934-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1995.505155

Filename

505155