Title :
Status of the AIRIX induction accelerator
Author :
Eyharts, Ph. ; Anthouard, Ph ; Bardy, J. ; Bonnafond, C. ; Delsart, Ph. ; Devin, A. ; Eyl, P. ; Labrouche, J. ; Launspach, J. ; de Mascureau, J. ; Merle, E. ; Roques, A. ; Letallandier, P. ; Thevenot, M. ; Villate, D. ; Voisin, L.
Author_Institution :
Commissariat a l´´Energie Atom., Centre d´´Etudes Sci. et Tech. d´´Aquitaine, Le Barp, France
Abstract :
AIRIX Induction Accelerator (16-20 Mev, 3.5 kA, 60 ns) has been designed at CESTA for flash X-ray application. After two years of experimental studies on prototype cells and High Voltage Generators we started in 1994 the PIVAIR milestone which is a validation step at 8 MeV for AIRIX. The PIVAIR injector has been assembled and tested; it produces a 3.5 kA electron beam at 4 MeV with good voltage flatness (±0.35%) and low emittance. An accelerating module of eight induction cells has been constructed and four cells have been first connected with the injector. The other ones will be added this year and will use ferrite cores with high magnetic flux variation specially developed by CEA for this application. First results on beam characteristics are given in this paper as well as progress achieved in diagnostic technologies, cell alignment and beam transport studies
Keywords :
beam handling techniques; collective accelerators; electron accelerators; electron beam focusing; particle beam diagnostics; particle beam dynamics; 3.5 kA; 4 MeV; AIRIX induction accelerator; accelerating module; beam characteristics; beam transport; cell alignment; diagnostic technologies; flash X-ray application; high magnetic flux variation; induction cells; Acceleration; Assembly; Electron beams; Ferrites; Induction generators; Magnetic cores; Prototypes; Testing; Voltage; X-ray applications;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1995., Proceedings of the 1995
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2934-1
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1995.505176
