LINAC2026 - 33rd Linear Accelerator Conference

The design and benefits of higher energy proton radiography

Not scheduled

2h

Daejeon Convention Center

Poster Presentation MC3.A04: Proton linac projects Poster Session

Speaker

John Schmidt (Los Alamos National Laboratory)

Description

Proton radiography (pRad) has operated with 800 MeV protons from the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center’s LINAC since 1997. Having demonstrated its exceptional ability to see through high areal densities and high Z material, discussions are ongoing on best way to bring this facility into the future. Higher energy protons decrease multiple blur terms in the final radiographic image, and are able to image larger test objects. This talk aims to discuss the many benefits of higher energy pRad, and at what point these benefits are no longer worth the cost. Using data collected from Los Alamos and GSI, as well as simulations, the design of lenses at higher energy and the tradeoffs of LINACS versus synchrotrons for radiography will be discussed.