Linac focused by graded gradient
AssigneeSoutheastern Universities Research Assn., Inc.
InventorDavid Douglas
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Abstract
A linear accelerator with improved efficiency is disclosed. The linear accelerator contains at least one lower beam energy recirculating linear accelerator which is focused along a constant focal length, and at least one higher beam energy recirculating linear accelerator which is focused along a constant focal length, and a full energy recirculating line which received the beam from the higher energy recirculating linear accelerator and reinjects it into the higher energy recirculating linear accelerator, thereby balancing the focusing profile to the beam energy. Better envelope control, focusing, and higher efficiency is observed in linacs according to the present invention.
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An apparatus for improving the focusing and energy match of linear accelerators, comprising:
- a plurality of recirculating linear accelerators forming a beam path, said plurality of recirculating linear accelerators including at least one recirculating linear accelerator at a lower beam energy and at least one recirculating linear accelerator at a higher beam energy,
- a full energy recirculation line connected to the higher beam energy recirculating linear accelerator, said full energy recirculation line receiving the full energy beam from the higher beam energy recirculating linear accelerator and reinjecting it into said higher beam energy recirculating linear accelerator,
- said lower beam energy recirculating linear accelerator being focused at a constant focal length,
- said higher beam energy recirculating linear accelerator being focused at a constant focal length,
- whereby the focusing energy and the beam energy are more closely matched along the plurality of linear accelerators.
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