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Project: Computer Optimized Design of 3D
Charged Particle Devices—Calabazas Creek
Research, Inc.,
Mr. Robert Ives, Principal Investigator, rli@calcreek.com
Dr. Purobi Phillips, Business Official, purobi@calcreek.com
DOE Grant No. DE-FG02-06ER86267
Amount:
$749,962
Research
Institution
The three-dimensional (3D) design of charged particle devices involves more parameters than can be effectively explored with manually-driven computer simulations. Consequently, the time and cost to optimize designs exceeds available resources. Even two-dimensional designs could be improved if effective, automated processes were available to explore a larger range of parameters. This project will develop powerful and efficient computer optimization tools and procedures to achieve a far greater parameter space and dramatically reduce the design cost of charged particle devices, while improving performance. Phase I developed computer optimization procedures and tools and applied them to Pierce and sheet beam electron guns. Results indicated that greater performance levels can be achieved much faster and less expensively than possible with manual design. Phase II will extend the optimization procedures and tools to generalized 3D devices, further enhancing the speed and performance of the 3D simulation code. An intuitive user-friendly graphical user interface will be developed, and the procedures will be tested and verified.
Commercial
Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: The
new design tool should dramatically reduce the design cost and improve the
performance of charged particle devices.
It also should allow new devices to be developed, which otherwise would
be impractical using manual design.