DocumentCode
903515
Title
Compact Pulsed Accelerator
Author
Rhee, M.J. ; Schneider, R.F.
Author_Institution
Laboratory for Plasma and Fusion Energy Studies University of Maryland College Park, Maryland, 20742
Volume
30
Issue
4
fYear
1983
Firstpage
3192
Lastpage
3194
Abstract
The formation of fast pulses from a current charged transmission line and opening switch is described. By employing a plasma focus as an opening switch and diode in the prototype device, a proton beam of peak energy 250 keV is produced. The time integrated energy spectrum of the beam is constructed from a Thomson spectrograph. Applications of this device as an inexpensive and portable charged particle accelerator are discussed.
Keywords
Acceleration; Diodes; Particle beams; Plasma accelerators; Plasma applications; Plasma devices; Proton accelerators; Prototypes; Switches; Transmission lines;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TNS.1983.4336611
Filename
4336611
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