Author: Denney, M.
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WEPA41 Maximizing Output of 3 MeV S-band Industrial Accelerator 723
 
  • D. Fischer, M. Denney, A.V. Mishin, S. Proskin, J. Roylance, L. Young
    Varex Imaging, Salt Lake City, USA
 
  Earlier, we have reported on a record-breaking 3-MeV Accelerator Beam Centerline (ABC) built in 2017-2018. An upgraded version of this 3-MeV S-band ABC has been developed at Varex Imaging as a key component for one of the most popular X-ray industrial linear accelerator systems, commonly used for security and NDT applications. Being significantly strained by excessive backstreaming, increasing of the ABC output is a challenging task. We describe these challenges and highlight high power test results. The triode gun and structure design improvements allowed us to raise stable output up to 530 Rad/min/1m at 3 MeV and up to 220 Rad/min/1m at 4.5 MeV with a widely available 2.5-MW/2.7-kW magnetron, while maintaining the spot size at 2 mm.  
DOI • reference for this paper ※ doi:10.18429/JACoW-NAPAC2022-WEPA41  
About • Received ※ 03 August 2022 — Revised ※ 08 August 2022 — Accepted ※ 11 August 2022 — Issue date ※ 20 September 2022
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