LINAC2026 - 33rd Linear Accelerator Conference

Design of a 100 keV 1 mA Beamline for Low Energy Cross Section Measurements

Not scheduled

2h

Daejeon Convention Center

Poster Presentation MC3.A02: Ion linac projects Poster Session

Speaker

Aaron English (Carleton University, Soleinium Corp.)

Description

This work details the design and construction of a low energy linear accelerator being built for measurement of fusion reaction cross sections at energies <100 keV.
The accelerator uses an in-house designed inductively coupled plasma source to supply a proton beam of up to 1 mA at a target and beam extraction and transport are simulated using the C++ library IBSIMU.
To cover both crystalline and non-crystalline target materials, the accelerator makes use of a kinematic mount to provide +/- 4.5 degrees of tilt in all directions.
Operational limitations caused by the use of low cost polyether ether ketone (PEEK) for isolating high voltages in the vacuum system are discussed.