Airix at CESTA

Author

Anthouard, P. ; Bardy, J. ; Bonnafond, C. ; Delsart, P. ; Devin, A. ; Eyharts, P. ; Eyl, P. ; Guilhem, D. ; Labrouche, J. ; Launspach, J. ; de Mascureau, J. ; Merle, E. ; Picon, J.C. ; Roques, A. ; Thevenot, M. ; Villate, D. ; Voisin, L.

Author_Institution

Commissariat à l´Energie Atomique, Centre d´Etudes Scientifiques et Techniques d´Aquitaine, BP N02 - 33114 LE BARP - FRANCE

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

10-14 June 1996

Firstpage

628

Lastpage

631

Abstract

AIRIX Flash X-ray Radiographic facility is based on a 4 MeV – 3,5 kA pulsed electron injector and a 16 MeV induction accelerator; it is scheduled to be commisionned in 1999. The accelerator will consist of 64 induction cells powered by 32 H. V. generators operated at 250 kV. The final 20 MeV electron beam will be focused on a target designed for X -ray conversion. At CESTA, PIVAIR is a testbed designed as a validation step of AIRIX up to 8 MeV. The injector, operating since March 94, has been connected with 8 accelerating cells, increasing electron beam energy to 5,8 MeV. Two kinds of induction cells have been successfully tested and beam diagnostics have been developed (time resolved spectrometer, emittancemeter, BPM, …). A Tickler experiment is planned from March to June 96 in order to study BBU instabilities. Then, the 16 cells PIVAIR accelerator will be completed for beam dynamic studies and focusing on a target for X-ray source characterization.

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

High-Power Particle Beams, 1996 11th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Prague, Czech Republic

Print_ISBN

978-80-902250-3-9

Type

conf

Filename

6308404