IPAC2013 - List of Authors (O'Shea, F.H.)

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WEPWA081	Status of the Praseodymium Undulator with Textured Dysprosium Poles for Compact X-Ray FEL Applications	2298
	F.H. O'Shea, R.B. Agustsson, Y.C. Chen, T.J. Grandsaert, A.Y. Murokh, K.E. Woods RadiaBeam, Santa Monica, USA J. Park, R.L. Stillwell NHMFL, Tallahassee, Florida, USA V. Solovyov BNL, Upton, Long Island, New York, USA
	The demand for high-brightness hard x-ray fluxes from next generation light sources has spurred the development of insertion devices with shorter periods and higher fields than is feasible with conventional materials and designs. RadiaBeam Technologies is currently developing a novel high peak field, ultrashort period undulator with praseodymium-iron-boron (PrFeB) permanent magnets and textured dysprosium (Tx Dy) ferromagnetic field concentrators. This device will offer an unparalleled solution for compact x-ray light sources, as well as for demanding applications at conventional synchrotron radiation sources. A 1.4T on-axis field has already been achieved in a 9mm period undulator, demonstrating the feasibility of using Tx Dy poles in a hybrid undulator configuration with PrFeB magnets. Facets of the undulator design, optimization of the Tx Dy production and characterization process, and magnetic measurements of Tx Dy will be presented.

THPWA050	Beam Conditioning System for Laser-driven Hadron Therapy	3743
	K.E. Woods, S. Boucher, F.H. O'Shea RadiaBeam, Santa Monica, USA B.M. Hegelich The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
	While the superior therapeutic efficacy of hadron therapy has been clearly demonstrated, its availability to cancer patients is limited by the cost and size of current systems. RadiaBeam Technologies, in collaboration with the UCLA Department of Radiation Oncology and the University of Texas at Austin, is proposing the utilization of innovative laser-driven ion acceleration (LDIA) technology for the development of a compact, inexpensive proton therapy system that can ultimately be adapted for the acceleration of carbon ions. At less than a third the price of the average proton therapy unit, the realization of this system would make hadron therapy a much more realistic option for hospitals and clinics worldwide. However, LDIA produces a beam with large divergence, wide energy spread with multiple ion species, and a significant background of electrons and X-rays. Thus, a major challenge for clinical implementation of LDIA is the development of a post-target beam conditioning system for collimation, focusing, energy selection, background shielding, and scanning. This paper will discuss the progress of our design of such a system and plans for future testing.

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Status of the Praseodymium Undulator with Textured Dysprosium Poles for Compact X-Ray FEL Applications

2298

F.H. O'Shea, R.B. Agustsson, Y.C. Chen, T.J. Grandsaert, A.Y. Murokh, K.E. Woods
RadiaBeam, Santa Monica, USA
J. Park, R.L. Stillwell
NHMFL, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
V. Solovyov
BNL, Upton, Long Island, New York, USA

The demand for high-brightness hard x-ray fluxes from next generation light sources has spurred the development of insertion devices with shorter periods and higher fields than is feasible with conventional materials and designs. RadiaBeam Technologies is currently developing a novel high peak field, ultrashort period undulator with praseodymium-iron-boron (PrFeB) permanent magnets and textured dysprosium (Tx Dy) ferromagnetic field concentrators. This device will offer an unparalleled solution for compact x-ray light sources, as well as for demanding applications at conventional synchrotron radiation sources. A 1.4T on-axis field has already been achieved in a 9mm period undulator, demonstrating the feasibility of using Tx Dy poles in a hybrid undulator configuration with PrFeB magnets. Facets of the undulator design, optimization of the Tx Dy production and characterization process, and magnetic measurements of Tx Dy will be presented.

THPWA050

Beam Conditioning System for Laser-driven Hadron Therapy

3743

K.E. Woods, S. Boucher, F.H. O'Shea
RadiaBeam, Santa Monica, USA
B.M. Hegelich
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA

While the superior therapeutic efficacy of hadron therapy has been clearly demonstrated, its availability to cancer patients is limited by the cost and size of current systems. RadiaBeam Technologies, in collaboration with the UCLA Department of Radiation Oncology and the University of Texas at Austin, is proposing the utilization of innovative laser-driven ion acceleration (LDIA) technology for the development of a compact, inexpensive proton therapy system that can ultimately be adapted for the acceleration of carbon ions. At less than a third the price of the average proton therapy unit, the realization of this system would make hadron therapy a much more realistic option for hospitals and clinics worldwide. However, LDIA produces a beam with large divergence, wide energy spread with multiple ion species, and a significant background of electrons and X-rays. Thus, a major challenge for clinical implementation of LDIA is the development of a post-target beam conditioning system for collimation, focusing, energy selection, background shielding, and scanning. This paper will discuss the progress of our design of such a system and plans for future testing.