CA1096970A - Radio-frequency electron accelerator - Google Patents
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ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
The present invention provides a radio-frequency elec-tron accelerator comprising a metal casing; an accelerating resonator enclosed in said metal casing and forming a first resonance circuit; an electron gun provided on a central inner projection of one end face surface of the accelerating resonator and directing an electron beam into an accelerating gap along said resonator axis; a radio-frequency power source for producing an accelerating voltage designed in the form of a self-excited oscillator based on a single oscillator tube provided directly on said resonator; and a coupling loop connected to an anode tank of said oscillator tube and provided in the cavity resonator for transmitting energy to the electron beam being accelerated, said coupling loop comprising a second resonance circuit formed by a separating capacitor, inductances of the anode terminal and anode water tank of the oscillator tube, and the output capacitance of the oscillator tube, the resonant frequency of said second cir-cuit being equal or close, to that of said first circuit and said first and second circuits together forming a two-circuit oscilla-tion system in the anode circuit of said oscillator.
The present invention provides a radio-frequency elec-tron accelerator comprising a metal casing; an accelerating resonator enclosed in said metal casing and forming a first resonance circuit; an electron gun provided on a central inner projection of one end face surface of the accelerating resonator and directing an electron beam into an accelerating gap along said resonator axis; a radio-frequency power source for producing an accelerating voltage designed in the form of a self-excited oscillator based on a single oscillator tube provided directly on said resonator; and a coupling loop connected to an anode tank of said oscillator tube and provided in the cavity resonator for transmitting energy to the electron beam being accelerated, said coupling loop comprising a second resonance circuit formed by a separating capacitor, inductances of the anode terminal and anode water tank of the oscillator tube, and the output capacitance of the oscillator tube, the resonant frequency of said second cir-cuit being equal or close, to that of said first circuit and said first and second circuits together forming a two-circuit oscilla-tion system in the anode circuit of said oscillator.
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i970 R~D:[O--FREQUENCY ELECTRON ACCELERATOR
The invention relates to the accelerating technology, and more particularly to radio-frequency electron accelerators to be used in industry as powerful sources of ionizing radiation.
Direct-action electron accelerators comprising an accelerating tube and a high-voltage source providing a required energy of accelerated particles are most widely known in the art.
lle disadvantages of such arrangements include complica-ted manu-facture of accelerating tubes, as well as problems associated with the provision of adequate electric strength of the tube.
ere it is required to increase the electron energy up to the level of 1 MeV and higher, and to obtain greater output of the beam, the above problems become more complicated.
There are also widely known travelling-wave radio-frequency electron accelerators (lineacs). These accelerators comprise a number of series-connected accelerating resonators (corrugated waveguide), an electron gun, a radio-frequency power source which comprises an independent self-contained oscillator (e.g. magnetron), a system for transmission of radio-frequency ~ 20 power from the oscillator to the series-connected resonators (to ; the electron beam), a vacuum system, a matching load and a mag-netic system for focusing the beam along the accelerator. In such accelerators, the problems associated with the electric strength are reduced since they use no accelerating tube.
However, in such accelerators the possibility of obtain-ing high output is restricted on the one hand by high power losses in the accelerating structure of the above type, and on the other hand, by excitation of parasitic oscillations in the resonators under the action of an intensive electron beam.
In addition, the provision of the self-contained oscillator which determines the oscillation frequency and output restricts the opportunities of controlling the accelerator .. 1 ~ .
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curren-t which influences high-frequency characteristics of the resonance acceleratlng structure ancl requires accurate mainten-ance of natural frequency of this structure which is generally made by using thermostatic control. The provision of matching load lowers the efficiency of the accelerator. The efficiency is also lowered due to the provision of the system for -trans-mission of radio-frequency power from the oscillator to the resonance accelerating system. The use of a long accelerating system re~uires the provision of an additional magnetic focusing system to ensure the passage of the beam through the accelerator.
One object of the invention is to provide a radio-frequency electron accelerator which features the opportunity of providing high average outputs of electron beam.
Another object of the invention is to provide a radio-frequency accelerator featuring high electron efficiency.
Still another object of the invention is to simplify the construction and process of manufacture of radio-frequency electron accelerator.
Accordingly, the invention provides a radio-frequency electron accelerator comprising a metal casing; an accelerating resonator enclosed in said metal casing and forming a first resonance circuit, an electron gun provided on a central inner projection of one end face surface of the accelerating resonator and directing an electron beam into an accelerating gap along said resonator axis; a radio-frequency power source for producing an accelerating voltage designed in the form of a self-excited oscillator based on a single oscillator tube provided directly on said resonator; and a coupling loop connected to an anode tank of said oscillator tube and provided in the cavity resonator for transmitting energy to the electron beam being accelerated, said coupling loop comprising a second resonance circuit formed by a separating capacitor, inductances of the anode terminal and anode ,,. ':
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water tank of the oscillator tube, and -the output capacitance of the oscillator tube, the resonant Erequency of said second circuit ``
being equal or close to that of said first circuit and said first and second circuits together forming a two-circuit oscilla-tion system in the anode circuit of said oscillator.
In order to suppress high-frequency resonance discharge and to evacuate ions from the accelerating gap, the accelerating resonator preferably comprises a pair of cup-shaped members par-tially received in each other with their open ends and electri-cally insulated from each other by providing a gap therebetween defining a capacitor for closing the path of high-frequency cur-rents, a d-c voltage being applied to one member.
D-c voltage is preferably applied to the inner member of the resonator, and the edge of the outer member is electrically coupled to the metal vacuum casing along the entire perimeter.
Where the radio-frequency electron accelerator func-tions in the pulsed mode, the anode of the oscillator -tube is preferably connected to an independent d-c source for auxiliary excitation of the accelerating resonator during intervals between pulses.
The separating capacitor of the coupling loop may be made in the form of a system of plates having vacuum gaps there-between.
Theradio-frequency electron accelerator in accordance with the invention enables high average output of the beam of accelerated electrons. Combination of functions of self-excited oscillator and electron accelerator circuits permits a considerable improvement of electron efficiency of the accelera-tor, reduction of its size and simplification of the construction and process of manufacture.
The invention will now be described with reference to specific embodiments thereof illustrated in the accompanying draw-ings, in which:
~L0~9~0 Figure 1 shows a wiring diagram of the radio-frequency electron accelerator;
Eigure 2 shows a wiring diagram of the same accelera-tor incorporating a system for suppression of high-frequency resonance discharge and evacuation of ions from the accelerating gap;
Figure 3 shows a wiring diagram of the same accelera-tor having the edge of the outer member of -the resonator electri-cally coupledtothe metal vacuum casing a]ong the entire peri-meter;
Figure 4 shows a wiring diagram of the same acceleratorhaving an independent d-c source connected to the anode;
Figure 5 shows a diagrammatic view of the same accelera-tor having the separating capacitor of the coupling loop compris-ing a system of plates with vacuum gaps therebetween.
As shown in Figure 1, the wiring diagram of the radio-frequency electron accelerator comprises a meta] vacuum casing 1 accommodating a resonator 2 having centrally located internal projections on the end faces. Electrons injected by an electron gun 3 provided on one of the resonator projections are accelerated along the axis of revolution of the resonator 2. A source of radio-frequency power for transmitting radio-frequency energy to the electron beam comprises a self-excited oscillator built around a single oscillator tube 4 which is a powerful pulse-type osil-lator triode connected in a common grid configuration. The oscillator tube 4 is mounted on the resonator 2. The cavity of the resonator 2 accommodates a coupling loop 5. A separating capacitor 6 in the coupling loop 5 is provided for separating the d-c component of the anode voltage of the triode from the high-frequency component. The coupling loop 5 is directly con-nected to the anode of the oscillator tube 4 and forms in combin-ation with the accelerating resonator 2, a two-circuit oscilla--~, , ~6~
tion system in the anode circuit of the oscillator tube 4.
'I'he self-excited oscillator uses an internal feedback formed by a capacitor 7 inserted between the cathode and anode of the oscillator tube 4. The grid of the oscillator tube 4 is earthed for high-frequency, vla a capaci-tor 8, and the bias voltage is applied thereto by means of a bias resistor 9 inserted between the grid of the tube 4 and the casing of -the oscillator.
Heating of the oscillator tube 4 is effected from a heating voltage supply source 10. Anode voltage is fed from an anode supply source 11 which may include a pulse transformer 12 where the accelerator functions in the pulsed mode. Fine tuning of the feedback amplitude and phase is effected by using a cathode loop 13.
In the embodiment of the radio-frequency electron acce]erator shown in Figure 2, the accelerating resonator is made of a pair of cup-shaped members 2a and 2b. In order to close the path of high-frequency currents, the members 2a and 2b are inter-connected via a capacitor 14. The capacitor 14 may be made in the form of a large number of ceramic capacitors inserted in parallel between both members 2a and 2b of -the resonator, but, in order to improve reliabili-ty of the accelerator, the capacitor 14 is preferably formed of the cup-shaped members 2a and 2b which are partially received in each other. Negative voltage from a supply source 16 is applied to one member 2b of the resonator via a choke 15.
In the embodiment of the radio-frequency electron accelerator shown in Figure 3, as differed from the embodiment shown in Figure 2, the edge 17 of the outer member 2a of the resonator is electrically coupled to the metal vacuum casing 1.
The embodiment of the radio-frequency accelerator shown in Figure 4 differs in that it is designed for operation in the pulsed mode. An addltional positive d-c voltage source is con-1~697~
nected -to the anode of the oscillator tube 4. The source 18 is connected to the anode via a secondary winding of the pulse transformer 12.
Figure 5 sllows a diagrammatic view of the radio-frequency electron accelerator. Supply sources are not shown for convenience.
The toroidal copper accelerating resonator 2 whicll at the same time is a part of the anode circuit of the self~excited oscillator is made in the form of a pair of cup-shaped members 2a and 2b insulated from each other which are partially received in each other todefine a gap 19 -therebetween to define the capaci-tor 14 (Figure 2) for closing the path of high-frequency current of the resonator 2. The resonator 2 is accommodated in the metal vacuum casing 1. A seal 20 of the metal vacuum casing 1 is made of indium. To reduce losses of radio-frequency power which may leak through the gap 19 between the members 2a and 2b of the resonator 2, the edge 17 of the outer member 2a of the resonator
The invention relates to the accelerating technology, and more particularly to radio-frequency electron accelerators to be used in industry as powerful sources of ionizing radiation.
Direct-action electron accelerators comprising an accelerating tube and a high-voltage source providing a required energy of accelerated particles are most widely known in the art.
lle disadvantages of such arrangements include complica-ted manu-facture of accelerating tubes, as well as problems associated with the provision of adequate electric strength of the tube.
ere it is required to increase the electron energy up to the level of 1 MeV and higher, and to obtain greater output of the beam, the above problems become more complicated.
There are also widely known travelling-wave radio-frequency electron accelerators (lineacs). These accelerators comprise a number of series-connected accelerating resonators (corrugated waveguide), an electron gun, a radio-frequency power source which comprises an independent self-contained oscillator (e.g. magnetron), a system for transmission of radio-frequency ~ 20 power from the oscillator to the series-connected resonators (to ; the electron beam), a vacuum system, a matching load and a mag-netic system for focusing the beam along the accelerator. In such accelerators, the problems associated with the electric strength are reduced since they use no accelerating tube.
However, in such accelerators the possibility of obtain-ing high output is restricted on the one hand by high power losses in the accelerating structure of the above type, and on the other hand, by excitation of parasitic oscillations in the resonators under the action of an intensive electron beam.
In addition, the provision of the self-contained oscillator which determines the oscillation frequency and output restricts the opportunities of controlling the accelerator .. 1 ~ .
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curren-t which influences high-frequency characteristics of the resonance acceleratlng structure ancl requires accurate mainten-ance of natural frequency of this structure which is generally made by using thermostatic control. The provision of matching load lowers the efficiency of the accelerator. The efficiency is also lowered due to the provision of the system for -trans-mission of radio-frequency power from the oscillator to the resonance accelerating system. The use of a long accelerating system re~uires the provision of an additional magnetic focusing system to ensure the passage of the beam through the accelerator.
One object of the invention is to provide a radio-frequency electron accelerator which features the opportunity of providing high average outputs of electron beam.
Another object of the invention is to provide a radio-frequency accelerator featuring high electron efficiency.
Still another object of the invention is to simplify the construction and process of manufacture of radio-frequency electron accelerator.
Accordingly, the invention provides a radio-frequency electron accelerator comprising a metal casing; an accelerating resonator enclosed in said metal casing and forming a first resonance circuit, an electron gun provided on a central inner projection of one end face surface of the accelerating resonator and directing an electron beam into an accelerating gap along said resonator axis; a radio-frequency power source for producing an accelerating voltage designed in the form of a self-excited oscillator based on a single oscillator tube provided directly on said resonator; and a coupling loop connected to an anode tank of said oscillator tube and provided in the cavity resonator for transmitting energy to the electron beam being accelerated, said coupling loop comprising a second resonance circuit formed by a separating capacitor, inductances of the anode terminal and anode ,,. ':
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water tank of the oscillator tube, and -the output capacitance of the oscillator tube, the resonant Erequency of said second circuit ``
being equal or close to that of said first circuit and said first and second circuits together forming a two-circuit oscilla-tion system in the anode circuit of said oscillator.
In order to suppress high-frequency resonance discharge and to evacuate ions from the accelerating gap, the accelerating resonator preferably comprises a pair of cup-shaped members par-tially received in each other with their open ends and electri-cally insulated from each other by providing a gap therebetween defining a capacitor for closing the path of high-frequency cur-rents, a d-c voltage being applied to one member.
D-c voltage is preferably applied to the inner member of the resonator, and the edge of the outer member is electrically coupled to the metal vacuum casing along the entire perimeter.
Where the radio-frequency electron accelerator func-tions in the pulsed mode, the anode of the oscillator -tube is preferably connected to an independent d-c source for auxiliary excitation of the accelerating resonator during intervals between pulses.
The separating capacitor of the coupling loop may be made in the form of a system of plates having vacuum gaps there-between.
Theradio-frequency electron accelerator in accordance with the invention enables high average output of the beam of accelerated electrons. Combination of functions of self-excited oscillator and electron accelerator circuits permits a considerable improvement of electron efficiency of the accelera-tor, reduction of its size and simplification of the construction and process of manufacture.
The invention will now be described with reference to specific embodiments thereof illustrated in the accompanying draw-ings, in which:
~L0~9~0 Figure 1 shows a wiring diagram of the radio-frequency electron accelerator;
Eigure 2 shows a wiring diagram of the same accelera-tor incorporating a system for suppression of high-frequency resonance discharge and evacuation of ions from the accelerating gap;
Figure 3 shows a wiring diagram of the same accelera-tor having the edge of the outer member of -the resonator electri-cally coupledtothe metal vacuum casing a]ong the entire peri-meter;
Figure 4 shows a wiring diagram of the same acceleratorhaving an independent d-c source connected to the anode;
Figure 5 shows a diagrammatic view of the same accelera-tor having the separating capacitor of the coupling loop compris-ing a system of plates with vacuum gaps therebetween.
As shown in Figure 1, the wiring diagram of the radio-frequency electron accelerator comprises a meta] vacuum casing 1 accommodating a resonator 2 having centrally located internal projections on the end faces. Electrons injected by an electron gun 3 provided on one of the resonator projections are accelerated along the axis of revolution of the resonator 2. A source of radio-frequency power for transmitting radio-frequency energy to the electron beam comprises a self-excited oscillator built around a single oscillator tube 4 which is a powerful pulse-type osil-lator triode connected in a common grid configuration. The oscillator tube 4 is mounted on the resonator 2. The cavity of the resonator 2 accommodates a coupling loop 5. A separating capacitor 6 in the coupling loop 5 is provided for separating the d-c component of the anode voltage of the triode from the high-frequency component. The coupling loop 5 is directly con-nected to the anode of the oscillator tube 4 and forms in combin-ation with the accelerating resonator 2, a two-circuit oscilla--~, , ~6~
tion system in the anode circuit of the oscillator tube 4.
'I'he self-excited oscillator uses an internal feedback formed by a capacitor 7 inserted between the cathode and anode of the oscillator tube 4. The grid of the oscillator tube 4 is earthed for high-frequency, vla a capaci-tor 8, and the bias voltage is applied thereto by means of a bias resistor 9 inserted between the grid of the tube 4 and the casing of -the oscillator.
Heating of the oscillator tube 4 is effected from a heating voltage supply source 10. Anode voltage is fed from an anode supply source 11 which may include a pulse transformer 12 where the accelerator functions in the pulsed mode. Fine tuning of the feedback amplitude and phase is effected by using a cathode loop 13.
In the embodiment of the radio-frequency electron acce]erator shown in Figure 2, the accelerating resonator is made of a pair of cup-shaped members 2a and 2b. In order to close the path of high-frequency currents, the members 2a and 2b are inter-connected via a capacitor 14. The capacitor 14 may be made in the form of a large number of ceramic capacitors inserted in parallel between both members 2a and 2b of -the resonator, but, in order to improve reliabili-ty of the accelerator, the capacitor 14 is preferably formed of the cup-shaped members 2a and 2b which are partially received in each other. Negative voltage from a supply source 16 is applied to one member 2b of the resonator via a choke 15.
In the embodiment of the radio-frequency electron accelerator shown in Figure 3, as differed from the embodiment shown in Figure 2, the edge 17 of the outer member 2a of the resonator is electrically coupled to the metal vacuum casing 1.
The embodiment of the radio-frequency accelerator shown in Figure 4 differs in that it is designed for operation in the pulsed mode. An addltional positive d-c voltage source is con-1~697~
nected -to the anode of the oscillator tube 4. The source 18 is connected to the anode via a secondary winding of the pulse transformer 12.
Figure 5 sllows a diagrammatic view of the radio-frequency electron accelerator. Supply sources are not shown for convenience.
The toroidal copper accelerating resonator 2 whicll at the same time is a part of the anode circuit of the self~excited oscillator is made in the form of a pair of cup-shaped members 2a and 2b insulated from each other which are partially received in each other todefine a gap 19 -therebetween to define the capaci-tor 14 (Figure 2) for closing the path of high-frequency current of the resonator 2. The resonator 2 is accommodated in the metal vacuum casing 1. A seal 20 of the metal vacuum casing 1 is made of indium. To reduce losses of radio-frequency power which may leak through the gap 19 between the members 2a and 2b of the resonator 2, the edge 17 of the outer member 2a of the resonator
2 is electrically coupled (e.g. by welding) to the vacuum casing 1 along the entire perimeter. Natural frequency of the cavity -~
between the inner member 2b of the resonator 2 and vacuum casing 1 is selected to be sufficiently different from the natural fre-quency of the accelerating resonator 2. Negative voltage is applied to the inner member 2b of the resonator 2 via the high-frequency choke 15 for suppression of high-frequency resonance discharge and evacuation of ions from accelerating gap 21. The inner member 2b of the resona-tor which is insulated from the outer member thereof is mounted on three support insulators 22. The !
oscillator tube 4 is arranged directly on the outer end face of the resonator 2. The anode of the oscillator tube 4 is connected to the resonator 2 by means of an induction coupling loop 5 with-out using an intermediate feeder. The separating capacitor 6 comprises a system of plates 23 having vacuum gaps therebetween.
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The anode circuit of the oscillator which consists of distributed reactance parameters of the anode having a copper screen 24, anode water tank 25, resistance of the coupling loop 5 and resistance of the resonator in the circuit of the coupling loop 5 represents a two-circuit oscillation system in which one of the frequencies is close to the na-tural resonance frequency of the high-Q accelerating resonator, and it is this frequency that defines the oscillator frequency.
The oscillator has an internal feec1back formed by the additional structural capacitor 7 inserted between the cathode and anode of the tube 4 and comprising a disc placed above the anode of the tube 4 and separated therefrom by an air gap. As shown in Figure 5, the anode of the tube 4 is protected by a screen 24. Fine tuning of the feedback ratio and its phase is effected by means of the cathode loop 13.
The electron gun 13 is mounted directly on the internal projection of the member 2a of the resonator 2 axially thereof.
The construction of the resonator 2 may also be used for opera-tion with an external injector of charged particles. For emer-gence of the beam of accelerated electrons from the resonator 2,a central orifice 26 is made in the wall of the internal projec-tion of the inner member 2b of the resonator 2. The vacuum casing 1 is evacuated by means of cold-cathode ion pumps 27. An outlet device 28 for scanning and emitting the beam into atmosphere is secured to the bottom wall on the lower side of the vacuum casing 1 (Figure 5).
Thé radio-frequency electron accelerator functions in the following manner.
After evacuation of the vacuum casing 1 (Figures 1,5) the supply source of the electron gun 3 and the heating supply source 10 of the oscillator tube 4 are energized. Upon energiza-tion of the supply source 11 of the anode, the oscillator is ~g~
self-exci-ted at the frequency which is close to the frequency of the high-Q accelerating resonator 2, and high voltage appears at the accelerating gap thereoE, -the value of the voltage depend-ing on the area of the coupling loop 5 and supply source voltage.
Electrons are drawn from the cathode of the elec-tron gun 3 by the positive half-wave of the hiyh-frequency voltage and accelerated in the accelerating gap 21 of the resonator 2. By varying the area of the coupliny loop 5, the system rnay be matched with various accelerating voltages at a given output level of the electron beam; varying the Length of the cathode loop 13 provides for accurate tuning of the feedback ratio and phase.
In order to improve s-tability of opera-tion of the accelerator, prolong the life of the electron gun 3 (Figures 2, 5) and suppress high-frequency resonance discharge in the reson--ator 2, negative d-c voltage of several kV is applied to the lower inner member 2b of the resonator 2 from the source 16, the ions formed in the accelerating gap 21 being evacuated therefrom via the orifice 26.
In order to reduce losses of radio-frequency power which may leak through the gap 19 (Figures 3,5) between the members 2a and 2b of the resonator 2, the edge 17 of the outer member 2a of the resonator 2 is electrically coupled to the metal vacuum caslng 1 along the entire perimeter, and the natural frequency of the cavity between the inner member 2b of the reson-ator 2 and the vacuum casing 1 is selected to be sufficiently different from that of the accelerating resonator. Coupling of the outer member 2a of the resonator 2 to the vacuum casing 1 protects the cavity between the vacuum casing 1 and this member ayainst penetration of radio-frequency power.
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desiyned for operation in the pulsed mode only. It is no-ted that the time for gaining steady oscillation amplitude not only depends on the quality of the accelerating resonator 2 and feed-back ratio, but is determined to a large extent by the initial amplitude of oscillations, that is the initial starting condi--tions and availability of auxiliary excitation of the accelerat-ing resonator 2 by the moment of arrival of next pulse. 'rhere-fore, in order to reduce the time of growth of oscillations in the accelerating resonator 2, which is equivalen-t to improvement of efficiency due to an increase in useful pulse length, positive d-c voltage is applied to the anode of the oscillator tube 4 via a pulse transformer 12 from an independent source 18 so that auxiliary excitation is provided for the resonator 2 during intervals between pulses.
The radio-frequency electron accelerator made in accordance with the construction shown in Figure 5 had the following specifications. Working frequency 110 MHz. Shunting resistance of the resonator 2+4 MOhm. Auxiliary excitation voltage 800 V. Voltage applied to the inner member 2b of the resonator 2-6 kV. Voltage at the accelerating gap 21 which was 10 cm long - 1.5 MV, with the anode supply voltage 23 kV. Pulse length 400 ~s, recurrence frequency 50 Hz.
The oscillator was built around a pulse-type oscilla-tor triode 4 having a pulse output up to 2 MW. Average loss of power in the resonator 2 was from 4 to 5 kW, and average output of the electron beam was 20 kW which gave the electron efficiency of 80~. During tests, the accelerator worked to the above specifications continuously for 500 hours without disconnections.
Maximum voltage obtained at the accelerating gap was 2 MV. A
modulator of any appropriate type may be used for supplying the oscillator tube 4, provided it has sufficient output. With a voltage of up to 350 kV at the resonator 2, the accelerator may :. _ g _ ~9697~
work in the continuous mode. The accelerator according to the invention is reliable in operation and simple in manufacture.
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between the inner member 2b of the resonator 2 and vacuum casing 1 is selected to be sufficiently different from the natural fre-quency of the accelerating resonator 2. Negative voltage is applied to the inner member 2b of the resonator 2 via the high-frequency choke 15 for suppression of high-frequency resonance discharge and evacuation of ions from accelerating gap 21. The inner member 2b of the resona-tor which is insulated from the outer member thereof is mounted on three support insulators 22. The !
oscillator tube 4 is arranged directly on the outer end face of the resonator 2. The anode of the oscillator tube 4 is connected to the resonator 2 by means of an induction coupling loop 5 with-out using an intermediate feeder. The separating capacitor 6 comprises a system of plates 23 having vacuum gaps therebetween.
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The anode circuit of the oscillator which consists of distributed reactance parameters of the anode having a copper screen 24, anode water tank 25, resistance of the coupling loop 5 and resistance of the resonator in the circuit of the coupling loop 5 represents a two-circuit oscillation system in which one of the frequencies is close to the na-tural resonance frequency of the high-Q accelerating resonator, and it is this frequency that defines the oscillator frequency.
The oscillator has an internal feec1back formed by the additional structural capacitor 7 inserted between the cathode and anode of the tube 4 and comprising a disc placed above the anode of the tube 4 and separated therefrom by an air gap. As shown in Figure 5, the anode of the tube 4 is protected by a screen 24. Fine tuning of the feedback ratio and its phase is effected by means of the cathode loop 13.
The electron gun 13 is mounted directly on the internal projection of the member 2a of the resonator 2 axially thereof.
The construction of the resonator 2 may also be used for opera-tion with an external injector of charged particles. For emer-gence of the beam of accelerated electrons from the resonator 2,a central orifice 26 is made in the wall of the internal projec-tion of the inner member 2b of the resonator 2. The vacuum casing 1 is evacuated by means of cold-cathode ion pumps 27. An outlet device 28 for scanning and emitting the beam into atmosphere is secured to the bottom wall on the lower side of the vacuum casing 1 (Figure 5).
Thé radio-frequency electron accelerator functions in the following manner.
After evacuation of the vacuum casing 1 (Figures 1,5) the supply source of the electron gun 3 and the heating supply source 10 of the oscillator tube 4 are energized. Upon energiza-tion of the supply source 11 of the anode, the oscillator is ~g~
self-exci-ted at the frequency which is close to the frequency of the high-Q accelerating resonator 2, and high voltage appears at the accelerating gap thereoE, -the value of the voltage depend-ing on the area of the coupling loop 5 and supply source voltage.
Electrons are drawn from the cathode of the elec-tron gun 3 by the positive half-wave of the hiyh-frequency voltage and accelerated in the accelerating gap 21 of the resonator 2. By varying the area of the coupliny loop 5, the system rnay be matched with various accelerating voltages at a given output level of the electron beam; varying the Length of the cathode loop 13 provides for accurate tuning of the feedback ratio and phase.
In order to improve s-tability of opera-tion of the accelerator, prolong the life of the electron gun 3 (Figures 2, 5) and suppress high-frequency resonance discharge in the reson--ator 2, negative d-c voltage of several kV is applied to the lower inner member 2b of the resonator 2 from the source 16, the ions formed in the accelerating gap 21 being evacuated therefrom via the orifice 26.
In order to reduce losses of radio-frequency power which may leak through the gap 19 (Figures 3,5) between the members 2a and 2b of the resonator 2, the edge 17 of the outer member 2a of the resonator 2 is electrically coupled to the metal vacuum caslng 1 along the entire perimeter, and the natural frequency of the cavity between the inner member 2b of the reson-ator 2 and the vacuum casing 1 is selected to be sufficiently different from that of the accelerating resonator. Coupling of the outer member 2a of the resonator 2 to the vacuum casing 1 protects the cavity between the vacuum casing 1 and this member ayainst penetration of radio-frequency power.
As differed from the above-described embodiments of the accelerator which may operate in both continuous and pulsed mode, the embodiment of the accelerator shown in Figure ~ is ... ...
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desiyned for operation in the pulsed mode only. It is no-ted that the time for gaining steady oscillation amplitude not only depends on the quality of the accelerating resonator 2 and feed-back ratio, but is determined to a large extent by the initial amplitude of oscillations, that is the initial starting condi--tions and availability of auxiliary excitation of the accelerat-ing resonator 2 by the moment of arrival of next pulse. 'rhere-fore, in order to reduce the time of growth of oscillations in the accelerating resonator 2, which is equivalen-t to improvement of efficiency due to an increase in useful pulse length, positive d-c voltage is applied to the anode of the oscillator tube 4 via a pulse transformer 12 from an independent source 18 so that auxiliary excitation is provided for the resonator 2 during intervals between pulses.
The radio-frequency electron accelerator made in accordance with the construction shown in Figure 5 had the following specifications. Working frequency 110 MHz. Shunting resistance of the resonator 2+4 MOhm. Auxiliary excitation voltage 800 V. Voltage applied to the inner member 2b of the resonator 2-6 kV. Voltage at the accelerating gap 21 which was 10 cm long - 1.5 MV, with the anode supply voltage 23 kV. Pulse length 400 ~s, recurrence frequency 50 Hz.
The oscillator was built around a pulse-type oscilla-tor triode 4 having a pulse output up to 2 MW. Average loss of power in the resonator 2 was from 4 to 5 kW, and average output of the electron beam was 20 kW which gave the electron efficiency of 80~. During tests, the accelerator worked to the above specifications continuously for 500 hours without disconnections.
Maximum voltage obtained at the accelerating gap was 2 MV. A
modulator of any appropriate type may be used for supplying the oscillator tube 4, provided it has sufficient output. With a voltage of up to 350 kV at the resonator 2, the accelerator may :. _ g _ ~9697~
work in the continuous mode. The accelerator according to the invention is reliable in operation and simple in manufacture.
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Claims (8)
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A radio-frequency electron accelerator comprising a metal casing; an accelerating resonator enclosed in said metal casing and forming a first resonance circuit; an electron gun provided on a central inner projection of one end face surface of the accelerating resonator and directing an electron beam into an accelerating gap along said resonator axis; a radio-frequency power source for producing an accelerating voltage designed in the form of a self excited oscillator based on a single oscil-lator tube provided directly on said resonator; and a coupling loop connected to an anode tank of said oscillator tube and pro-vided in the cavity resonator for transmitting energy to the electron beam being accelerated, said coupling loop comprising a second resonance circuit formed by a separating capacitor, inductances of the anode terminal and anode water tank of the oscillator tube, and the output capacitance of the oscillator tube formed by the resonant frequency of said second circuit being equal or close to that of said first circuit and said first and second circuits together forming a two-circuit oscilla-tion system in the anode circuit of said oscillator.
2. A radio-frequency electron accelerator according to claim 1 wherein said accelerating resonator comprises a pair of cup-shaped members; said members being partially received in each other with their open ends and being electrically insulated from each other by providing a gap therebetween which defines a capacitor for closing the path of high-frequency currents; a d-c voltage being applied to one of said members.
3. A radio-frequency electron accelerator according to claim 2 wherein said d-c voltage is applied to the inner member of said resonator, and the edge of the outer member of said resonator is electrically coupled to said metal vacuum casing along the entire perimeter.
4. A radio-frequency electron accelerator according to Claim 1, wherein the anode of said oscillator tube is connect-ed to an independent positive d-c. voltage source for auxiliary excitation of said accelerating resonator during intervals between pulses when the accelerator functions in the pulsed mode.
5. A radio-frequency electron accelerator according to Claim 3, wherein the anode of said oscillator tube is connected to an independent positive d-c. voltage source for auxiliary excitation of said accelerating resonator during intervals between pulses when the accelerator functions in the pulsed mode.
6. A radio-frequency electron accelerator according to Claim 1, wherein said separating capacitor of the coupling loop comprises a system of plates having vacuum gaps therebetween.
7. A radio-frequency electron accelerator according to Claim 3, wherein said separating capacitor of the coupling loop comprises a system of plates having vacuum gaps therebetween.
8. A radio-frequency electron accelerator according to Claim 4, wherein said separating capacitor comprises a system of plates having vacuum gaps therebetween.
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