EP0035445A2 - Im Meterwellenbereich arbeitender Beschleuniger für geladene Teilchen - Google Patents

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EP0035445A2
EP0035445A2 EP81400295A EP81400295A EP0035445A2 EP 0035445 A2 EP0035445 A2 EP 0035445A2 EP 81400295 A EP81400295 A EP 81400295A EP 81400295 A EP81400295 A EP 81400295A EP 0035445 A2 EP0035445 A2 EP 0035445A2
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    • H05H—PLASMA TECHNIQUE; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OF NEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMIC BEAMS
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  • the value of 10 MeV is a limit value imposed for the energy of the electrons in order to avoid any risk of creation of radioactive products in the irradiated elements.
  • irradiation devices can use accelerators of the Van de Graff type, or Grenacher column, making it possible to reach significant average powers, but are generally limited to energies of 2 to 3 MeV because of the difficulties in holding in insulation voltage.
  • the present invention relates to a charged particle accelerator device operating in VHF and can be advantageously used in such irradiation devices.
  • a charged particle accelerator device comprising a source of particles, a linear accelerating structure formed of a succession of resonant accelerating cavities, an electromagnetic wave generator capable of emitting a signal intended to be injected into one at less of these resonant cavities, means for applying a pulsed high voltage to the source of particles, means for focusing the beam and means for scanning a target by the beam of accelerated particles, is characterized in that the generator d electromagnetic wave comprises a thermionic valve provided with a cathode, an anode and at least one grid, in that at least one of the resonant cavities of the accelerating structure is electromagnetically coupled to the grid-anode space of the valve.
  • FIG. 1 represents an exemplary embodiment of a linear accelerating SA structure according to the invention.
  • This structure S A of bi-periodic type, and intended to operate in VHF, comprises a series of accelerating cavities C 1 , C 2 , C 3 ... cylindrical, two successive accelerating cavities C 1 , C 2 or C 2 , C 3 ... being electromagnetically coupled to each other by means of coupling holes t12, t 23 ... respectively.
  • the accelerating structure SA is produced by means of a succession of cylindrical tubes T 1 , T 2 , T3 ... metal of axis XX, in copper for example, placed end to end and having at their ends shoulders 1, 2 and 3, 4 ... for centering allowing easy mounting of the SA structure.
  • a succession of cylindrical tubes T 1 , T 2 , T3 ... metal of axis XX in copper for example, placed end to end and having at their ends shoulders 1, 2 and 3, 4 ... for centering allowing easy mounting of the SA structure.
  • circular metal plates P 12 ' P 23 are placed, delimiting the accelerating cavities C 1 , C 2 , C 3 ... longitudinally.
  • On each of the plates P 12 'P 23 ... which are provided with a central orifice O 12 ' O 23 ...
  • the shape of the element M is such that it has on its face opposite the plate P 12 , or P 23 ... on which it is fixed, an annular housing L in which is placed a magnetic coil m 1 or m 2 ... for focusing the beam of charged particles.
  • a radial channel (not visible in the figure), formed in the plates P 12 , P 23 ' allows the passage of the supply wires of the coils m 1 , m 2 .
  • the element M is fixed to the plate P 12 by means of a series of screws y, the head of which is embedded in this plate P 12 ' and l the element N is fixed to the plate P 12 , facing the element M, by means of a series of screws V placed obliquely with respect to the plate P12.
  • This exemplary embodiment of a linear accelerating SA structure is not limiting.
  • At least one of the accelerating cavities of the accelerating structure is electromagnetically coupled to an electromagnetic wave generator which, in an exemplary embodiment of the accelerator device according to the invention, is an oscillating triode operating in VHF.
  • FIG. 2 shows an electromagnetic coupling system of this triode G and of the accelerating structure SA according to the invention, as shown in FIG. 1.
  • This triode G comprises a cathode 100, a grid 101 and an anode 102.
  • the grid-anode space 101-102 is associated with a coaxial line 103 which is electromagnetically coupled to the accelerating cavity C 1 of the structure SA accelerator by means of a coupling loop B I which plunges into this cavity C 1 .
  • the cathode-grid space 100-101 is associated with a coaxial line 104 capacitively coupled to the coaxial line 103 by means of a radial plunger D, the insertion of which into the coaxial line 104 is adjustable.
  • Movable annular pistons P 103 ′ p 104 without electrical contact, placed respectively in the coaxial lines 103 and 104 allow the length of these coaxial lines 103 and 104 to be adjusted properly.
  • the triode G oscillates in the mode, at the resonant frequency f of the cavities C 1 , C 2 ...
  • the coaxial line 103 associated with the cathode-grid space 100-101 is electromagnetically coupled to the cavity C 2 of the accelerator structure A by means of 'A coupling loop B 2 plunging into this cavity C 2 .
  • Such a coupling makes it possible to create an alternating voltage of frequency f between the grid 101 and the cathode 100 of the triode G so that this cathode-grid space 100-101 is excited in phase opposition with respect to the grid-anode space 101-102 of triode G.
  • triode G can be replaced by a conventional oscillating tetrode (not shown).
  • the accelerator device according to the invention is intended to operate in long pulses, of the order of a millisecond.
  • This pulse length is essentially imposed by the operating frequency f of the accelerating structure (200 MHz for example), the time of filling in electromagnetic energy of the cavities of the accelerating structure being proportional to 3/2, 1 being the length d wave corresponding to frequency f .
  • the generator 21 supplying the electromagnet 20 controls the device 24 for triggering the pulses, on the one hand, of the modulator 23 of the triode G, then, on the other hand, of the modulator 22 of the cathode K of the accelerator A.
  • the generator 21 supplies a sinusoidal voltage whose period is close to 300 Hz for example.
  • the triggering of the pulses applied respectively to the cathode K of the accelerator A and to the triode G is such that these pulses (of a millisecond for example) pass during the time ⁇ t corresponding to the scanning time of the target Z, le. potential V 21 applied to the varying electromagnet. during this time ⁇ t between the values v M and v m .
  • This is obtained with a trigger frequency equal to a sub-multiple of 300.
  • the repetition frequencies could be, for example, 10, 30 or 50 Hz.
  • FIG. 5 shows the signal a 21 applied to the electromagnet 21, the signal a 23 supplied by the modulator 23 as well as the signal a G applied to the anode 102. of the triode G, and finally the signal a K applied to the cathode K of the accelerator A.
  • Such a supply system therefore makes it possible to scan the total width of the target Z by the beam of particles accelerated during the duration ⁇ t of the pulse applied to the cathode K of the accelerator A, the period of recurrence of these pulses. corresponding to k times the period of the sinusoidal signal a 21 applied to the electromagnet 21, k being an integer equal to or greater than 1.

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EP81400295A 1980-03-04 1981-02-26 Im Meterwellenbereich arbeitender Beschleuniger für geladene Teilchen Expired EP0035445B1 (de)

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FR8004835A FR2477827A1 (fr) 1980-03-04 1980-03-04 Dispositif accelerateur de particules chargees fonctionnant en ondes metriques

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