Ceramic enhanced travelling wave accelerator structure
AssigneeTriad National Security, LLC
InventorsHaoran XU, Leanne Delma DUFFY, Janardan UPADHYAY, Kevin Aaron SHIPMAN
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Abstract
A linear accelerator is provided. The linear accelerator includes a plurality of cells. Each cell includes an outer ring comprising a first material; an inner ring, comprising a second material, and at least one end plate in physical contact with the outer ring and the inner ring and having beam aperture therethrough. The first material is substantially electrically conductive and the second material is substantially not electrically conductive. The inner ring is centered within the outer ring. The beam aperture of each cell of the plurality of cells are aligned to define a beam path.
Claims20
A linear accelerator comprising:
- a plurality of cells, each cell comprising:
- an outer ring, wherein the outer ring comprises a first material, wherein the first material is an electrically conducting material;
- an inner ring centered within the outer ring, wherein the inner ring comprises a second material different from the first materials, wherein the second material is an electrically insulating material;
- and
- an end plate, the end plate in physical contact with the outer ring and the inner ring and having a beam aperture therethrough;
- wherein the beam aperture of each cell of the plurality of cells are aligned to define a beam path.
A linear accelerator comprising:
- a plurality of cells, each cell comprising:
- an outer ring, wherein the outer ring comprises a first material;
- an inner ring, wherein the inner ring (a) comprises a second material that is substantially not conductive and (b) is centered within the outer ring;
- and
- an end plate, the end plate in physical contact with the outer ring and the inner ring and having beam aperture therethrough;
- wherein the beam aperture of each cell of the plurality of cells are aligned to define a beam path and the aligned plurality of cells are configured to support a higher order transverse magnetic mode of a radiofrequency signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.