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600 MHz Superconducting High-Brightness, High-Current Injector--Tunnel Dust, Inc., 110 Heritage Place, Seaford, VA
23696; 757-890-0161
Dr.
Viet Nguyen-Tuong, Principal Investigator
Dr.
Viet Nguyen-Tuong, Business Official
DOE
Grant No. DE-FG02-00ER83117
Amount:
$750,000
The
successful development of a superconducting RF photoinjector operating in the
continuous mode will extend the range of Free Electron Lasers, not only for use
in nuclear physics research, but also in including medicine, industrial
processing, and defense. In
Phase I, such an injector was designed for supplying 100mAmps of 10 MeV
electrons suitable for acceleration in an Free Electron Laser driver linac.
Beam performance was modeled to ensure that a robust design was achieved.
A detailed design of the major innovative components that drive overall
performance and cost was developed. In
Phase II, a prototype of the Phase I design will be fabricated and assembled to
demonstrate the critical technologies. The
construction of the superconducting photonjector, designed in Phase I, will
include the development and construction of three new superconducting rf
structures, a novel cryostat design, and a cathode chamber.
When completed, the injector will deliver an electron beam for
characterization and measurement.
Commercial
Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: This effort should
enable a wide variety of existing and future applications of Free Electron
Lasers in research, biology, medicine including both surgery and cancer therapy,
industrial processing, micromachining, and defense.