DTL
E50858
DTL is a type of linear accelerator structure that uses a series of drift tubes within an RF cavity to efficiently accelerate charged particle beams.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drift tube linac
ⓘ
linear accelerator structure ⓘ |
| accelerates |
charged particle beam
ⓘ
ion beam ⓘ proton beam ⓘ |
| beamDynamicsFeature |
alternating-gradient focusing
ⓘ
longitudinal bunching ⓘ |
| fieldType | normal-conducting RF structure ⓘ |
| fullName |
drift tube linac (DTL)
ⓘ
surface form:
Drift Tube Linac
|
| hasAdvantage |
efficient acceleration for low-velocity particles
ⓘ
high shunt impedance at low energies ⓘ |
| hasApplication |
cancer therapy with protons or ions
ⓘ
neutron production ⓘ particle physics research ⓘ radioisotope production ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
drift tubes shield particles during decelerating RF phase
ⓘ
quadrupole magnets often embedded in drift tubes ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
bunching of particle beam
ⓘ
efficient acceleration of charged particles ⓘ focusing of particle beam ⓘ |
| hasGeometry | axially aligned drift tubes ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
series of drift tubes
ⓘ
tank-like cavity ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs | drift tube accelerator structure ⓘ |
| isOptimizedFor | low-beta particles ⓘ |
| isStageOf | multi-stage linear accelerator ⓘ |
| locatedInside | RF cavity ⓘ |
| operatesAt | radio frequency ⓘ |
| operatesWith |
standing-wave RF field
ⓘ
synchronous phase ⓘ |
| precedes | coupled cavity linac in many linac designs ⓘ |
| requires |
RF power source
ⓘ
beam diagnostics ⓘ vacuum system ⓘ |
| typicalEnergyRange | low to medium energy ⓘ |
| typicalLocationInLinac | front-end section after RFQ ⓘ |
| usedIn |
ion linac
ⓘ
medical accelerator ⓘ proton linac ⓘ research accelerator facility ⓘ spallation neutron source ⓘ |
| usesComponent |
drift tube
ⓘ
quadrupole magnet ⓘ radio-frequency cavity ⓘ vacuum chamber ⓘ |
| usesPhysicalPrinciple |
radio-frequency acceleration
ⓘ
time-varying electric field ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
drift tube linac