The mechanical design of a proton microscope for radiography at 800 MeV

Author

Valdiviez, Robert ; Sigler, Floyd ; Barlow, David ; Blind, Barbara ; Jason, Andrew ; Mottershead, Tom ; Gomez, John ; Espinoza, Camilo

Author_Institution

Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA

Volume

3

fYear

2003

fDate

12-16 May 2003

Firstpage

1664

Abstract

A proton microscope has been developed for radiography applications using the 800-MeV linear accelerator at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE). The microscope provides a magnified image of a static device, or of a dynamic event such as a high-speed projectile impacting a target. The microscope assembly consists primarily of four Permanent Magnet Quadrupoles (PMQ´s) that are supported on movable platforms. The platform supports, along with the rest of the support structure, are designed to withstand the residual dynamic loads that are expected from the dynamic tests. This paper covers the mechanical design of the microscope assembly, including the remote positioning system that allows for fine-tuning the focus of an object being imaged.

Keywords

linear accelerators; particle beam focusing; radiography; 800 MeV; Permanent Magnet Quadrupoles; focus fine-tuning; linear accelerator; mechanical design; movable platforms; proton microscope; radiography applications; remote positioning system; Assembly systems; Focusing; Linear accelerators; Magnetic force microscopy; Neutrons; Permanent magnets; Projectiles; Protons; Radiography; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 2003. PAC 2003. Proceedings of the

ISSN

1063-3928

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7738-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.2003.1288629

Filename

1288629