Atomic Energy of Canada Limited

Hdrk Mining Research Limited

Victor A Mason

Joseph McKeown

Stuart T Craig

Norbert H Drewell

James Ungrin

Bryan F White

Court B Lawrence

Jean-Pierre Labrie

David Bruce Rhodes

Michel J Pettigrew

Eric G Lux

An electron linear accelerator for use in industrial material processing, comprises an elongated, resonant, electron accelerator structure defining a linear electron flow path and having an electron injection end and an electron exit end, an electron gun at the injection end for producing and delivering one or more streams of electrons to the electron injection end of the structure during pulses of predetermined length and of predetermined repetition rate, the structure being comprised of a plurality of axially coupled resonant microwave cavities operating in the .pi./2 mode and including a graded-.beta. capture section at the injection end of the structure for receiving and accelerating electrons in the one or more streams of electrons, a .beta.=1 section exit section at the end of the structure remote from the capture section for discharging accelerated streams of electrons from the structure and an rf coupling section intermediate the capture section and the exit section for coupling rf energy into the structure, an rf system including an rf source for converting electrical power to rf power and a transmission conduit for delivering rf power to the coupling section of the structure, a scan magnet disposed at the exit end of the structure for receiving the electron beam and scanning the beam over a predetermined product area and a controller for controlling the scanning magnet and synchronously energizing the electron gun and the rf source during the pulses.

Electron beam current measuring device

An electron linear accelerator for use in industrial material processing, comprises an elongated, resonant, electron accelerator structure defining a linear electron flow path and having an electron injection end and an electron exit end, an electron gun at the injection end for producing and delivering one or more streams of electrons to the electron injection end of the structure during pulses of predetermined length and of predetermined repetition rate, the structure being comprised of a plurality of axially coupled resonant microwave cavities operating in the .pi./2 mode and including a graded-.beta. capture section at the injection end of the structure for receiving and accelerating electrons in the one or more streams of electrons, .beta.=1 section exit section at the end of the structure remote from the capture section for discharging accelerated streams of electrons from the structure and an rf coupling section intermediate the capture section and the exit section for coupling rf energy into the structure, an rf system including an rf source for converting electrical power to rf power and a transmission conduit for delivering rf power to the coupling section of the structure, a scan magnet disposed at the exit end of the structure for receiving the electron beam and scanning the beam over a predetermined product area and a controller for controlling the scanning magnet and synchronously energizing the electron gun and the rf source during the pulses.

Industrial material processing electron linear accelerator

A loose rock detector comprises an impact tool for hitting the rock face, sensors for detecting acoustic, rock motion and/or impact force signals generated by movement of the impact tool against the face of the rock, a data processor responsive to the sensors for correlating the above signals in the time and/or frequency domain against predetermined relationships to detect loose rocks and to assess mass and degree of looseness of the rock, and a display unit for displaying the results of the correlation.

Loose rock detector

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Deep River, Canada

Victor A Mason