Operation and characterization of a plasma-filled focusing cell for radiographic paraxial diodes

Author

Hahn, Kelly ; Schamiloglu, Edl ; Welch, Dale ; Maenchen, John ; Cordova, Steve ; Molina, Isidro ; Portillo, Salvador ; Rovang, Dean ; Van De Valde, David ; Oliver, Bryan ; Rose, David ; Weber, Bruce ; Hinshelwood, David ; Ponce, David ; Ziska, Derek

Author_Institution

Sandia Nat. Laboratorie, Albuquerque, NM, USA

fYear

2004

fDate

18-23 July 2004

Firstpage

51

Lastpage

54

Abstract

Traditionally, paraxial diodes for intense, high brightness, X-ray radiography have utilized a gas-filled cell for electron beam focusing. The spot size for beams produced from such diodes is limited by the decay of the plasma return current, which causes the minimum beam spot location to drift upstream from the converter. Recent simulations using the LSP code have suggested that this drift can be minimized by using a preionized plasma-fill of density 1016 cm^-3 instead of neutral gas. This paper describes experiments underway at Sandia National Laboratories to develop and characterize a highly ionized plasma focusing cell for the paraxial diode on the RITS-3 accelerator.

Keywords

electron beam focusing; particle accelerator accessories; plasma diodes; radiography; LSP code; RITS-3 accelerator; X-ray radiography; electron beam focusing; highly ionized plasma focusing cell; plasma filled focusing cell; radiographic paraxial diodes; Integrated optics; Optical interferometry; Plasmas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

High-Power Particle Beams (BEAMS 2004), 2004 International Conference on

Conference_Location

St. Petersburg

Print_ISBN

978-5-87911-088-3

Type

conf

Filename

6220484