The state of development of an intense resonance electron-ion accelerator based on Doppler effect

An intense ion accelerator has been proposed and now is being developed in which accelerating and focusing electric fields in a slow wave structure are excited by an intense electron beam using anomalous and normal Doppler effect. The results of theoretical studies and computer simulations show the advantage of this acceleration method that will allow to obtain acceleration rate of order of 10 – 100 MeV/m, ion beam energy and current of order of 10–100 MeV, 1–10A. A project and technical documentation of an experimental accelerating installation are worked out. At the moment the accelerator-injector “URAL-5” of energy 5 Me V is in operation; preliminary experiments on a small installation have been carried out; experimental investigations of an accelerating RF resonator model (in 1/2 scaling) are performed; the accelerating test installation is being manufactured.