RadiaBeam, Santa Monica, USA
CIPS, Boulder, Colorado, USA
BNL, Upton, Long Island, New York, USA
Many advanced accelerator concepts require the co-propagation and interaction of the electron with a laser (e.g., laser-plasma accelerators, inverse Compton scattering, laser heaters, and electron beam diagnostics with laser light). The strict requirements on beam properties necessitate numerical modeling to fully understand the complexities of the beam dynamics. Laser-specific simulations often require a different set of modeling tools. This has resulted in a hodgepodge approach, where the output of one program must be inputted into another. This paper presents the Radtrack software highlights, which aims to simplify these issues by uniting key software components under an intuitive graphical interface while addressing key problems relevant in the accelerator community.
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RadiaBeam, Santa Monica, USA
Radioisotope sources are commonly used in a variety of industrial and medical applications. The US National Research Council has identified as a priority the replacement of high-activity sources with alternative technologies, due to the risk of accidents and diversion by terrorists for use in Radiological Dispersal Devices (“dirty bombs”). RadiaBeam Technologies is developing novel, compact, inexpensive linear accelerators for use in a variety of such applications as cost-effective replacements. The technology is based on the MicroLinac (originally developed at SLAC), an X-band linear accelerator powered by an inexpensive and commonly available magnetron. Prototypes are currently under construction. This paper will describe the design, engineering, fabrication and testing of these linacs at RadiaBeam. Future development plans will also be discussed.
