Design of a Cabinet Safe System for a portable particle accelerator

As part of an accelerator based cargo inspection
system, studies were made to develop a cabinet safe
system by optimization of the beam optics of
microwave linear accelerators working on the S-band
and standing wave pi/2 mode. Measurements, modeling
and simulations of the main subsystems were done and
a multiple solenoidal system was designed. This
cabinet safe system based on a multiple solenoidal
system minimizes the radiation field generated by the
low efficiency of certain microwave accelerators by
optimizing the RF waveguide system and by also
trapping secondaries generated in the accelerator
head. The electron gun was also studied and software
for its right mechanical design and for its
optimization was developed as well. The multiple
solenoidal system and the electron gun optimization
are the backbone of a cabinet safe system that could
be applied to low energy microwave electron
accelerators of different manufacturers. Thus, they
constitute the main topic of this book which is
mainly aimed to physicists, engineers and
technologists interested in particle accelerator
science and technology.

Autorentext

Dr. Carlos O. Maidana, physicist and research engineer. Post-doctorate in Space Nuclear Systems Engineering, Washington State University (USA); PhD in Engineering and Applied Science, Idaho State University; M.Sc. in Physics, Michigan State University; B.Sc. in Physics and Applied Physics, Universidad Tecnologica Nacional - INSPT (Argentina).

Klappentext

As part of an accelerator based cargo inspection system, studies were made to develop a cabinet safe system by optimization of the beam optics of microwave linear accelerators working on the S-band and standing wave pi/2 mode. Measurements, modeling and simulations of the main subsystems were done and a multiple solenoidal system was designed. This cabinet safe system based on a multiple solenoidal system minimizes the radiation field generated by the low efficiency of certain microwave accelerators by optimizing the RF waveguide system and by also trapping secondaries generated in the accelerator head. The electron gun was also studied and software for its right mechanical design and for its optimization was developed as well. The multiple solenoidal system and the electron gun optimization are the backbone of a cabinet safe system that could be applied to low energy microwave electron accelerators of different manufacturers. Thus, they constitute the main topic of this book which is mainly aimed to physicists, engineers and technologists interested in particle accelerator science and technology.