Published June 1981 | Version v1
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Initial operation of a 100% duty factor 3-MeV Alvarez linac

Creators

  • 1. Chalk River Nuclear Labs., Ontario

Description

A 3 MeV Alvarez linac is being operated at the Chalk River Laboratories as part of a development program for high current proton accelerators that could be used for electronuclear breeding of fissile fuel. The present 1.605 m long cell structure is being operated at 100% duty factor to investigate the rf and beam diagnostic problems associated with high duty factor and high average current. The high rf power resulted in several problems, particularly the drift tube stem-to-tank joint region. Renewed experiments showed stem currents to be the major cause of bellows overheating. A two beta-lambda tank is being built to test new linac design concepts at 100% duty factor

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.
Journal Volume
NS-28
Journal Issue
3
Series
IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.
Journal Page Range
3495-3497
ISSN
0018-9499

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
14799581
Subject category
S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;
Descriptors DEI
ACCELERATOR BREEDERS; BEAM BUNCHING; DRIFT TUBES; HEATING; ION SOURCES; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MAGNETS; MEV RANGE 01-10; MILLI AMP BEAM CURRENTS; OPERATION; PERFORMANCE; PROTON BEAMS; RF SYSTEMS; SPECIFICATIONS; TANKS
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; BEAM CURRENTS; BEAM DYNAMICS; BEAMS; CONTAINERS; CURRENTS; DYNAMICS; ENERGY RANGE; EQUIPMENT; MECHANICS; MEV RANGE; NUCLEON BEAMS; PARTICLE BEAMS