SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VARIABLE LENGTH ELECTRODE IN LINEAR ACCELERATOR

An apparatus may include an RF power assembly, arranged to output an RF signal, and a drift tube assembly, arranged to transmit an ion beam, and coupled to the RF power assembly. The drift tube assembly may include a first ground electrode; an AC drift tube assembly, disposed downstream of the first...

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Hauptverfasser: CARLSON, Charles T, MURPHY, Paul J, LEE, William Davis, SINCLAIR, Frank
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus may include an RF power assembly, arranged to output an RF signal, and a drift tube assembly, arranged to transmit an ion beam, and coupled to the RF power assembly. The drift tube assembly may include a first ground electrode; an AC drift tube assembly, disposed downstream of the first ground electrode; and a second ground electrode, disposed downstream of the AC drift tube assembly, where the AC drift tube assembly comprises at least one variable length AC drift tube.