Title :
Compact electron linacs for radiation technology systems
Author :
Belugin, V. ; Mischenko, A. ; Pirozhenko, V. ; Rozanov, N. ; Zavadtsev, A. ; Korolev, A. ; Simonov, K.
Author_Institution :
BioSterile Technol. Inc., Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Abstract :
Compact, self-contained electron beam systems are used for sterilization of medical devices and materials, treatment of medical and infectious wastes, non-intrusive inspection of cargo containers, etc. These systems, having massive local radiation shielding, require compact accelerators. 5-MeV and 7-MeV electron linacs are presented in this paper. The accelerators use standing wave biperiodic structures fed by magnetron generators with 2.8 GHz frequency. The accelerators do not use an external magnetic field for the beam focusing. Bunching, acceleration and focusing of the beam are performed by an RF field of the accelerating structure
Keywords :
accelerator RF systems; electron accelerators; electron beam focusing; electron beams; linear accelerators; magnetrons; particle beam bunching; particle beam dynamics; shielding; 2.8 GHz; 5 MeV; 7 MeV; beam focusing; bunching; cargo containers; compact accelerators; compact electron linear accelerators; compact self-contained electron beam systems; electron injector; electron linear accelerators; high beam power; infectious waste treatment; magnetron generator; massive local radiation shielding; medical device sterilisation; nonintrusive inspection; radiation technology systems; radiofrequency field; standing wave biperiodic structure; Acceleration; Accelerator magnets; Electron beams; Inspection; Linear accelerators; Magnetic materials; Magnetic shielding; Medical treatment; Particle beams; Waste materials;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 2001. PAC 2001. Proceedings of the 2001
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7191-7
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.2001.987815
