First operation of the LELIA induction accelerator at CESTA

Author

Eyharts, Ph. ; Anthouard, Ph ; Bardy, J. ; Bonnafond, C. ; Delsart, Ph. ; Devin, A. ; Eyl, P. ; Grua, P. ; Labrouche, J. ; Launspach, J. ; Taillandier, P. Le ; de Mascureau, J. ; Merle, E. ; Roques, A. ; Thevenot, M. ; Villate, D.

Author_Institution

CEA, Le Barp, France

fYear

1993

fDate

17-20 May 1993

Firstpage

670

Abstract

An induction linac has been studied and built in order to acquire induction technology for free electron laser (FEL) and other applications. It comprises a 1.5 MeV injector with a thermionic cathode which can deliver a high current electron beam (1 to 2 kA) and a 12 cells accelerating block which raises the electron energy up to 3 MeV. The injector has been tested and fully characterized and the accelerator is now being completed. We describe the induction cells and the high voltage generator designed to feed the cells with 150 kV pulses at 1 kHz repetition rate

Keywords

collective accelerators; electron accelerators; power supplies to apparatus; pulsed power technology; 1 kHz; 1.5 MeV; 150 kV; FEL; LELIA; free electron laser; high voltage generator; induction accelerator; induction cells; injector; thermionic cathode; Acceleration; Cathodes; Electron beams; Free electron lasers; Induction generators; Life estimation; Linear particle accelerator; Pulse generation; Testing; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the 1993

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1203-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1993.308822

Filename

308822