Title :
Operating characteristics of a high current electro-static accelerator for a contraband detection system
Author :
Melnychuk, S.T. ; Kamykowski, E. ; Sredniawski, J. ; Debiak, T. ; Ruegg, R. ; Milton, B.
Author_Institution :
AES Inc., Medford, NY, USA
Abstract :
We describe the operation of a tandem accelerator based Contraband Detection System (CDS) built jointly by Advanced Energy Systems (AES) and TRIUMF, which employs the Nuclear Resonance Absorption (NRA) technique for detecting the attenuation of 9.17 MeV gamma rays by 14N. A key technology of the CDS device is a high current tandem accelerator designed to provide a 1.76 MeV, 10 mA proton beam to a high power thin film 13C target. We describe the operation of the accelerator and present data on the measured output current, emittance, and energy spread using the integrated 13C target yield. This system has been used to generate images of explosive simulants which can be separated from non-nitrogenous background
Keywords :
gamma-ray applications; proton accelerators; space charge; tandem accelerators; 1.76 MeV; 10 mA; 9.17 MeV; contraband detection system; explosive simulants; high current electro-static accelerator; high current tandem accelerator; integrated 13C target yield; nonnitrogenous background; nuclear resonance absorption; Attenuation; Current measurement; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Gamma ray detection; Gamma ray detectors; Gamma rays; Particle beams; Proton accelerators; Resonance; Thin film devices;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the 1999
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5573-3
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1999.795767
