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Title: Accelerator power concepts using isolated transmission lines

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6370402· OSTI ID:6370402

This report outlines the rationale and the advantages of using multiple transmission-line sections isolated by transit time and inductance in accelerating high-current (approx. = 10 -kA), short-pulse (less than or equal to 100-ns) particle beams to the multimegavolt level. The main advantages of this system include reducing the number of output switches required per output pulse by nearly an order of magnitude over conventional systems and increasing the system capability for repetition-rate operation. The isolated transmission-line concept is developed, and possible modes of operation are outlined. In addition, a point design of a 10-kA short-pulse accelerator is presented.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
6370402
Report Number(s):
LA-8750-MS; ON: DE81024053; TRN: 81-011456
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English