DARHT2 X-ray converter target system comparison

Author

Chen, Yu-Jiuan ; Bergstrom, Paul M., Jr. ; Caporaso, George J. ; Ho, Darwin D -M ; McCarrick, James F. ; Pincosy, Philip A. ; Rambo, Peter W.

Author_Institution

Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., CA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

1827

Abstract

Four short current pulses with various pulse widths and spacing will be delivered to the X-ray converter target on the second-axis of the Dual-Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test (DARHT-II) facility. To ensure that the DARHT-II multi-pulse target will provide enough target material for X-ray production for all four pulses, the target needs either to survive the strike of four electron pulses or to accommodate target replenishment. A distributed target may survive hitting of four electron pulses. For target replenishment, two types of target configurations are being considered: stationary target systems with beam repositioning and dynamic moving target systems. We compare these three target systems and their radiographic performance

Keywords

X-ray production; electron beam applications; electron beam effects; nuclear bombardment targets; DARHT-II multi-pulse target; DARHT2 X-ray converter target system comparison; Dual-Axis Radiographic Hydrodynamic Test facility; X-ray converter target; beam repositioning; dynamic moving target systems; electron pulses; pulse widths; short current pulses; stationary target systems; target configurations; target replenishment; Control systems; Electron beams; Hydrodynamics; Materials testing; Particle beams; Plasma density; Plasma materials processing; Production; Pulse width modulation converters; Radiography;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the 1999

Conference_Location

New York, NY

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5573-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1999.794273

Filename

794273