Title :
Development of the hermes III accelerator as a short-pulse radiation source
Author :
Bruner, N. ; Welch, D.R. ; Harper-Slaboszewicz, V. ; Oliver, B.V.
Author_Institution :
Voss Sci., LLC, Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The HERMES III accelerator at Sandia National Laboratories generates a 19-MV, 700-kA electron beam which is being developed as a short pulse bremsstrahlung radiation source. A gas-filled drift cell has been employed previously to efficiently transport and temporally control the electron beam. This concept is being revisited in order to generate a radiation pulse with a rise-time and width that is significantly reduced from the injected electron beam. Progress in the diode and gas cell development are presented.
Keywords :
plasma sources; plasma transport processes; HERMES III accelerator; current 700 kA; electron beam control; electron beam generation; electron beam injection; gas-filled drift cell; radiation pulse generation; short pulse bremsstrahlung radiation source; voltage 19 MV; Acceleration; Diodes; Electron accelerators; Electron beams; Laboratories; Nitrogen; Plasma simulation; Pulse generation; Space vector pulse width modulation; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 2010 Abstracts IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Norfolk, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5474-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0730-9244
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2010.5534250
