Title :
Testing of a 1-MV linear transformer driver (LTD) for radiographic applications
Author :
Leckbee, Joshua ; Cordova, Steve ; Oliver, Bryan ; Johnson, David L. ; Toury, Martial ; Rosol, Rodolphe ; Bui, Bill
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA
fDate :
June 28 2009-July 2 2009
Abstract :
A seven cavity LTD accelerator for radiography applications has been tested with a large area electron beam diode. Individual cavities have been tested with a resistive load. Results of these experiments have been compared to circuit simulations. The circuit model has been improved to provide good agreement with single cavity resistive load tests and seven cavity tests with an electron beam load. A simple modification was made to a single LTD cavity to reduce unwanted voltage oscillations.
Keywords :
electron beams; plasma accelerators; plasma diodes; radiography; LTD; LTD accelerator; cavity resistive load tests; circuit model; circuit simulations; electron beam diode; individual cavities; linear transformer driver; radiographic applications; Adders; Capacitors; Circuit simulation; Circuit testing; Diodes; Electron beams; Laboratories; Radiography; Switches; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Conference, 2009. PPC '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4064-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4065-8
DOI :
10.1109/PPC.2009.5386190
