LINAC2014 - List of Authors (Middleman, K.J.)

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THPP012	A Prototype 1 Mev X-Band Linac for Aviation Cargo Inspection	853
	M. Jenkins, P.K. Ambattu, G. Burt Cockcroft Institute, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom S. Andrews, T.A. Cross, C.R. Weatherup e2v, Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom P.A. Corlett, P. Goudket, A.R. Goulden, P.A. McIntosh, K.J. Middleman, Y.M. Saveliev, R.J. Smith, A.E. Wheelhouse STFC/DL/ASTeC, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom S.A. Griffiths, M.D. Hancock, T. Hartnett, C. Hill, J.P. Hindley, B.G. Martlew, N. Templeton STFC/DL, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
	Aviation cargo Unit Load Device (ULD) containers are typically much smaller than standard shipping containers, with a volume of around 1m3. Standard 3-6 MeV X-ray screening linacs have too much energy to obtain sufficient contrast when inspecting ULD’s, hence a lower 1 MeV linac is required. In order to obtain a small physical footprint, which can be adapted to mobile platform applications a compact design is required, hence X-band technology is the ideal solution. A prototype 1 MeV linac cavity has been designed by Lancaster University, manufactured by Comeb (Italy) and tested at STFC Daresbury Laboratory using an e2v magnetron, modulator and electron gun. The cavity is a bi-periodic π/2 structure, with beam-pipe aperture coupling to simplify the manufacture at the expense of shunt impedance. The design, manufacture and testing of this linac structure is presented.

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A Prototype 1 Mev X-Band Linac for Aviation Cargo Inspection

853

M. Jenkins, P.K. Ambattu, G. Burt
Cockcroft Institute, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
S. Andrews, T.A. Cross, C.R. Weatherup
e2v, Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom
P.A. Corlett, P. Goudket, A.R. Goulden, P.A. McIntosh, K.J. Middleman, Y.M. Saveliev, R.J. Smith, A.E. Wheelhouse
STFC/DL/ASTeC, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom
S.A. Griffiths, M.D. Hancock, T. Hartnett, C. Hill, J.P. Hindley, B.G. Martlew, N. Templeton
STFC/DL, Daresbury, Warrington, Cheshire, United Kingdom

Aviation cargo Unit Load Device (ULD) containers are typically much smaller than standard shipping containers, with a volume of around 1m3. Standard 3-6 MeV X-ray screening linacs have too much energy to obtain sufficient contrast when inspecting ULD’s, hence a lower 1 MeV linac is required. In order to obtain a small physical footprint, which can be adapted to mobile platform applications a compact design is required, hence X-band technology is the ideal solution. A prototype 1 MeV linac cavity has been designed by Lancaster University, manufactured by Comeb (Italy) and tested at STFC Daresbury Laboratory using an e2v magnetron, modulator and electron gun. The cavity is a bi-periodic π/2 structure, with beam-pipe aperture coupling to simplify the manufacture at the expense of shunt impedance. The design, manufacture and testing of this linac structure is presented.