235 Highâ€Current Lowâ€Energy Rhodotron Optimized for Materials Enhancement
11:50 - 12:00 Tuesday September 23 | Advanced Materials 2: Facilities Processing and Equipment
Jeanâ€Louis Bol, Michel Abs, Jeanâ€Michel Hubert, Arnold Herer: Chemin du Cyclotron 3.,
1348 Louvainâ€Laâ€Neuve, Belgium
Eâ€Mail: Jeanâ€Louis.Bol@ibaâ€group.com
Abstract
The Rhodotron is a widely employed highâ€power industrial accelerator developed and exclusively distributed by IBA. Most early examples of the accelerator were optimized to operate at 10 MeV. A new Rhodotron configuration recently advanced produces a lowerâ€energy higherâ€current beam dedicated for materials enhancement. Core elements of this system's evolution include a higher performance RF electron gun (mA operating range, response control, and cathode lifetime) and a new beam line that guides the two energies in the same horn. This operational machine is now producing 40 mA at 5 MeV (200 kW of beam) and treat thick cable and pipes with a high efficiency. The machine, in the current configuration, can still be switched in a minute to produce the usual 10 MeV beam for sterilization application.
Keywords: eâ€beam, Material enhancement, Sterilization, Rhodotron, High power.