19–24 May 2024
Music City Center
US/Central timezone

Alternative gamma-ray source based on 2.2 MeV linear accelerator with field emission cathode

THPR79
23 May 2024, 16:00
2h
Rock 'n Roll (MCC Exhibit Hall A)

Rock 'n Roll

MCC Exhibit Hall A

Poster Presentation MC8.U09 Other Applications Thursday Poster Session

Speaker

Chunguang Jing (Euclid Beamlabs LLC)

Description

High energy gamma-ray generators have the potential to be used in place of radioisotope sources, thus eliminating the security risk posed by radioisotopic sources. Euclid Techlabs design of nonradioisotopic gamma-ray source is based on ultra-compact linear accelerator with affordable magnetron RF power feeding. Wide aperture 15 cell X-band linac with embedded field emission cathode operates without expensive high voltage electron gun and bulky magnetic focusing system. 2.2 MeV output electron energy and 1 μA average accelerated beam current on composite target can provide gamma-ray spectrum similar to 2nd category Cs-137 radioisotope source.

Funding Agency

DE-SC0024070, DOE SBIR

Region represented North America
Paper preparation format Word

Primary author

Pavel Avrakhov (Euclid TechLabs, LLC)

Co-authors

Ben Freemire (Euclid Beamlabs LLC) Chunguang Jing (Euclid Beamlabs LLC) Edgar Gomez (Euclid TechLabs, LLC) Sergey Kuzikov (Euclid TechLabs, LLC)

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