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US 2026/0020135 A1Published application
Efficient compact electron linacs
AssigneeMuons, Inc.
InventorsMilorad Popovic, Rolland Paul Johnson
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Abstract
A system for producing a high-speed beam of electrons can include a racetrack microtron (RTM) powered by a magnetron. The RTM can include a linear accelerator (linac) integrated with a racetrack-shaped beam path to accelerate a beam of electrons using continuous wave (CW) radio-frequency (RF) electromagnetic energy provided by the magnetron.
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A system for producing a high-speed beam of electrons, comprising:
- a racetrack microtron (RTM) configured to receive a beam of electrons and to accelerate the received beam of electrons using continuous wave (CW) radio-frequency (RF) electromagnetic energy, the RTM including a linear accelerator (linac) integrated with a racetrack-shaped beam path including two semicircular sections connected between two straight sections;
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- a magnetron coupled to the RTM and configured to provide the RTM with the CW RF electromagnetic energy,
- wherein the linac and the beam path are configured for low gradient acceleration of the beam of electrons that requires a peak RF power available from the magnetron.
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A method for producing a high-speed beam of electrons, comprising:
- accelerating a beam of electrons using a racetrack microtron (RTM) powered by continuous wave (CW) radio-frequency (RF) electromagnetic energy, the RTM including a linear accelerator (linac) integrated with a racetrack-shaped beam path including two semicircular sections connected between two straight sections;
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- providing the RTM with the CW RF electromagnetic energy produced by a magnetron,
- wherein the linac and the beam path are configured for low gradient acceleration of the beam of electrons that requires a peak RF power available from the magnetron.
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