Abstract:
Linear particle accelerator of compact dimensions, intended for industrial or medical applications, comprising, in a vacuum enclosure, a particle source and an accelerating structure having an input coupler connected to a waveguide extending along the lateral and end walls of said accelerating structure, the waveguide portion located against the end wall of said structure being provided with two holes located along the beam path for the passage of accelerated particles; a hood arrangement groups all parts of the accelerating device (accelerator, UHF electromagnetic power source, voltage supplies).
Abstract:
A non-deformable resonator surrounds high frequency interaction gap between two opposite drift members. Each drift member is secured to a fixed support. Resilient annular suspension discs are secured in vacuum tight manner between the resonator and the support member to allow position adjustment of the resonator along the axis of the drift members.
Abstract:
A multicavity microwave amplifier tube is disclosed. The tube includes a plurality of cavity resonators successively arranged along a beam path for successive electromagnetic interaction with the beam to produce output-amplified microwave energy. Translatable cavity tuners are provided within a plurality of the cavity resonators for tuning the frequency of the resonators. The external tuning structure includes a plurality of rotatable cam wheels mechanically interconnected for synchronous rotation. Each cam wheel includes a set of cams. A plurality of cam followers are connected to the cavity tuners and each includes a bearing surface for engaging one of the cams in one the set of cams for tuning the respective cavity resonators in accordance with the position of the respective cam in the set of cams on the cam wheel. Means are provided for disengaging the cam followers from the cams before rotation of the cam wheels to new tuner positions. A stop is provided for the preventing rotation of the cam wheels while the cam followers are in engagement with the cams to alleviate wear on the engaging surfaces of the cams and the cam followers, whereby the microwave amplifier tube can be precisely and repeatedly tuned to certain preselected channel frequencies within a band of frequencies.
Abstract:
An electron accelerator supplied with H.F. energy comprising one or more resonators in series through which an electron beam is propagated several times, along parallel trajectories with deflection by 180* at each end of the accelerator.