High current electron linacs (advanced test accelerator/experimental test accelerator) [electronic resource].

Published:: Livermore, Calif : Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 1984.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Physical Description:: Pages: 21 : digital, PDF file
Additional Creators:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

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Summary:

The high current induction accelerator development at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is described. The ATA facility is designed for 10 kA peak currents, 50 nsec pulse lengths and 50 MeV energies. At this time, half of the design current has been accelerated through the entire machine to particle energies of about 45 MeV. Current problem areas and operational experience to date will be discussed. Several key technical areas required development for the ATA machine; this report will survey these developments. The control of transverse beam instabilities required an accelerating cavity design with very low Q. Electron sources capable of 10 kA operation at high rep rates were developed using a plasma sparkboard approach. The pulse power systems on ATA, using the same type of spark gap switches as ETA, have exhibited excellent operational reliability.

Report Numbers:

E 1.99:ucrl-90395
E 1.99: conf-840529-37
conf-840529-37
ucrl-90395

Subject(s):

Particle Accelerators

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Published through SciTech Connect.
04/30/1984.
"ucrl-90395"
" conf-840529-37"
"DE84012320"
Linear accelerator conference, Darmstadt-Seeheim, F.R. Germany, 7 May 1984.
Briggs, R.J.

Funding Information:

W-7405-ENG-48

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