DocumentCode :
2549736
Title :
Twisted waveguides for particle accelerator applications
Author :
Wilson, Joshua L. ; Kang, Yoon W. ; Fathy, Aly E.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
fYear :
2009
fDate :
7-12 June 2009
Firstpage :
129
Lastpage :
132
Abstract :
A novel microwave device for accelerating charged particles based on twisted waveguide is presented. Twisted guides support slow-wave TM modes whose phase velocity could reach the speed of light c. The axial electric field in these structures can travel synchronously with the particles to achieve nearly uniform acceleration in a traveling-wave topology. The advantages of using twisted guides over conventional RF accelerating cavities are discussed. We present two types of twisted accelerating structures, one analogous to the well-known disk-loaded accelerating structure, and the other analogous to the popular elliptical (or TESLA-type) accelerating geometry. The propagation characteristics of these two structures are considered, and prototypes are made to experimentally validate our theoretical results.
Keywords :
microwave devices; particle accelerators; waveguides; TM modes; microwave device; particle accelerator applications; phase velocity; traveling wave topology; twisted waveguides; Acceleration; Dielectrics; Geometry; Laboratories; Linear particle accelerator; Neutrons; Prototypes; Radio frequency; Rectangular waveguides; Waveguide components; Slow wave structures; accelerating structures; guided waves;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2009. MTT '09. IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
ISSN :
0149-645X
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2803-8
Electronic_ISBN :
0149-645X
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2009.5165649
Filename :
5165649
Link To Document :
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