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US 4,382,208 AGranted
Variable field coupled cavity resonator circuit
AssigneeVarian Associates, Inc.
InventorsGard Meddaugh, Eiji Tanabe, Victor Vaguine
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AssigneeVarian Associates, Inc.
InventorsGard Meddaugh, Eiji Tanabe, Victor Vaguine
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In a resonant chain of coupled cavities such as used in a standing-wave linear particle accelerator it is often desirable to change the field strength in some cavities relative to some others. For example, if the output particle energy of an accelerator is changed by varying the fields of all cavities, the distribution of energies of output particles is disturbed. This distribution is largely controlled by the fields in the first group of cavities traversed by the particle beam. According to the invention, the fields can remain constant in the first group and be varied in following cavities. This is done by varying the distribution of electromagnetic field in one cavity asymmetrically with respect to the preceding and the following cavity. The asymmetric coupling produces different acceleration fields in one part of acceleration structure relative to another part. In an accelerator whose accelerating cavities are coupled via non-interacting side cavities, the different coupling may be produced by making the standing-wave field in one side-cavity asymmetric with respect to its coupling irises.
In an accelerator for accelerating a particle beam, a resonant chain of electromagnetic cavities coupled in series and resonant at approximately the same frequency, one of said cavities being coupled to each of two adjacent cavities, and adjustable means for changing the distribution of electromagnetic field within said one cavity such that the magnitude of the field coupling between said one cavity and a first of said adjacent cavities is substantially varied with respect to the magnitude of the field coupling between said one cavity and the second of said adjacent cavities, while maintaining substantially said approximately same frequency and without causing a change in the phase of the field in said one cavity.
An accelerator for accelerating a particle beam, said accelerator comprising a chain of electromagnetic cavities coupled in series, one of said cavities being coupled to each of two adjacent cavities, adjustable means for changing the distribution of the electromagnetic field within said one cavity such that the magnitude of the field coupling between said one cavity and a first of said adjacent cavities is substantially varied with respect to the magnitude of the field coupling between said one cavity and the second of said adjacent cavities, said adjustable means being adjustable in an amount sufficient to cause said respective variation of the magnitude of the field coupling to be great enough to cause substantial change in the output energy of said particle beam and without causing a shift in the phase of the field in said one cavity.
A particle accelerator having a chain of electromagnetic cavities comprising at least two accelerating cavities, said accelerating cavities having holes through their walls for passage of a beam of charged particles and being coupled to said beam, said chain of cavities also having at least one coupling cavity which is substantially uncoupled from said beam and electromagnetically coupled to each of said two accelerating cavities, said coupling cavity having two reentrant conductor posts, adjustment means for changing the distribution of the electromagnetic field within said coupling cavity such that the magnitude of the field coupling between said coupling cavity and one of said accelerating cavities is greater than the field coupling between said coupling cavity and the other of said acceleration cavities, said adjustment means comprising at least one movable adjustment member in said coupling cavity and located externally of said conductor posts, and means for positioning said adjustment member asymmetrically with respect to said conductor posts.
The method of operating a particle accelerator having a chain of electromagnetic cavities coupled in series from an upstream inlet end for injection of a particle beam to a downstream end for exit of the accelerated beam, one of said cavities being coupled to each of two adjacent cavities, and adjustable means for changing the distribution of the electromagnetic field within said one cavity such that the magnitude of the field coupling between said one cavity and the adjacent upstream cavity may be varied with respect to the magnitude of the field coupling between said one cavity and the adjacent downstream cavity, said method comprising the steps of operating said adjustable means to one mode of adjustment such that the magnitude of the field coupling between said one cavity and said upstream cavity is substantially the same as it is between said one cavity and said downstream cavity to obtain high output energy of said particle beam, and operating said adjustable means to another mode of adjustment such that the magnitude of the field coupling between said one cavity and said upstream cavity is substantially different than the magnitude of the field coupling between said one cavity and said downstream cavity to obtain a lower output energy of said particle beam without causing a change in the phase of the field in said one cavity.
A particle accelerator having wall means forming a chain of electromagnetic cavities coupled in series, one of said cavities being an adjustment cavity coupled to each of two adjacent cavities, adjustment means for changing the distribution of the electromagnetic field within said adjustment cavity such that the magnitude of the field coupling between said adjustment cavity and one of its adjacent cavities is greater than the coupling between said adjustment cavity and the other of its adjacent cavities, said adjustment means comprising two movable adjustment members in said cavity, and means for moving said adjustment members to different positions with respect to the walls of said cavity.
A particle accelerator having a chain of electromagnetic cavities comprising at least two accelerating cavities, said accelerating cavities having holes through their walls for passage of a beam of charged particles and being coupled to said beam, said chain of cavities having at least one coupling cavity which is substantially uncoupled from said beam and electromagnetically coupled to each of said two accelerating cavities, adjustment means for changing the distribution of the electromagnetic field within said coupling cavity such that the magnitude of the field coupling between said coupling cavity and one of said accelerating cavities is greater than the field coupling between said coupling cavity and the other of said accelerating cavities, said adjustment means comprising a movable adjustment member, and means for moving said adjustment member to more than one fixed position which causes said unequal field coupling between said coupling cavity and said accelerating cavities.
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