Author: Beasley, P.
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TUPS079 Construction of a Novel Compact High Voltage Electrostatic Accelerator 1722
 
  • P. Beasley, O. Heid
    Siemens AG, Healthcare Technology and Concepts, Erlangen, Germany
 
  A compact demonstrator system based on a Cockcroft-Walton (or Greinacher) cascade has been successfully built and tested. The concept has been developed using modern materials and a different design philosophy, which in turn can then enable this novel configuration to operate at much higher voltage gradients. This paper explores the progress made over the past 18 months and future plans to utilise the technology to develop one such concept for an energy efficient 10MV, 100μA, tandem proton accelerator, with a <2m2 footprint. The development of such a compact high voltage particle accelerator, with high current capability has the potential to access a wide range of commercial opportunities outside the laboratory.