High gradient induction accelerator

Author

Caporaso, George J. ; Sampayan, S. ; Chen, Y.-J. ; Blackfield, D. ; Harris, J. ; Hawkins, S. ; Holmes, C. ; Krogh, M. ; Nelson, S. ; Nunnally, W. ; Paul, A. ; Poole, B. ; Rhodes, M. ; Sanders, D. ; Selenes, K. ; Sullivan, J. ; Wang, L. ; Watson, J.

Author_Institution

Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., Livermore

fYear

2007

fDate

25-29 June 2007

Firstpage

857

Lastpage

861

Abstract

A new type of compact induction accelerator is under development at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory that promises to increase the average accelerating gradient by at least an order of magnitude over that of existing induction machines. The machine is based on the use of high gradient vacuum insulators, advanced dielectric materials and switches and is stimulated by the desire for compact flash X-ray radiography sources. Research describing an extreme variant of this technology aimed at proton therapy for cancer will be described. Progress in applying this technology to several applications will be reviewed.

Keywords

electron accelerators; vacuum insulation; compact flash X-ray radiography sources; high gradient induction accelerator; high gradient vacuum insulators; Acceleration; Cancer; Diagnostic radiography; Dielectric materials; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Induction machines; Laboratories; Medical treatment; Protons; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 2007. PAC. IEEE

Conference_Location

Albuquerque, NM

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0916-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.2007.4441103

Filename

4441103