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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 1991
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1989
Donald A Swenson, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Science Applications International Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A plane wave transformer linear accelerator structure for accelerating charged particles to velocities greater than one-half the speed of light. The accelerator includes a tank section having a generally cylindrical tank wall. End plates each containing a central aperture for accommodating the passage of a charged particle beam are positioned adjacent to the ends of the tank wall. Support rods extend between the end plates, partially defining at least one axially-extending outer cavity and at least one axially-extending inner cavity. A plurality of axially-spaced washers situated substantially on the central axis of the tank section are supported by the rods. The washers each have central apertures which together define a charged particle beam acceleration path through the tank section.