Abstract
Proton accelerator structures for medical applications using Dielectric Wall Accelerator (DWA) technology allow for the utilization of high electric field gradients on the order of 100 MV/m to accelerate the proton bunch. Medical applications involving cancer therapy treatment usually desire short bunch lengths on the order of hundreds of picoseconds in order to limit the extent of the energy deposited in the tumor site (in 3D space, time, and deposited proton charge). Electromagnetic simulations of the DWA structure, in combination with injections of proton bunches have been performed using 3D finite difference codes in combination with particle pushing codes. Electromagnetic simulations of DWA structures includes these effects and also include the details of the switch configuration and how that switch time affects the electric field pulse which accelerates the particle beam.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the IEEE Particle Accelerator Conference |
| Pages | 1784-1786 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | IEEE Particle Accelerator Conference, PAC07 - Albuquerque, NM, United States Duration: Jun 25 2007 → Jun 29 2007 |
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| Other | IEEE Particle Accelerator Conference, PAC07 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Albuquerque, NM |
| Period | 6/25/07 → 6/29/07 |
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Electromagnetic simulations of linear proton accelerator structures using dielectric wall accelerators. / Nelson, S. D.; Poole, B. R.; Caporaso, George J.
Proceedings of the IEEE Particle Accelerator Conference. 2007. p. 1784-1786 4440897.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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T1 - Electromagnetic simulations of linear proton accelerator structures using dielectric wall accelerators
AU - Nelson, S. D.
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AU - Caporaso, George J
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N2 - Proton accelerator structures for medical applications using Dielectric Wall Accelerator (DWA) technology allow for the utilization of high electric field gradients on the order of 100 MV/m to accelerate the proton bunch. Medical applications involving cancer therapy treatment usually desire short bunch lengths on the order of hundreds of picoseconds in order to limit the extent of the energy deposited in the tumor site (in 3D space, time, and deposited proton charge). Electromagnetic simulations of the DWA structure, in combination with injections of proton bunches have been performed using 3D finite difference codes in combination with particle pushing codes. Electromagnetic simulations of DWA structures includes these effects and also include the details of the switch configuration and how that switch time affects the electric field pulse which accelerates the particle beam.
AB - Proton accelerator structures for medical applications using Dielectric Wall Accelerator (DWA) technology allow for the utilization of high electric field gradients on the order of 100 MV/m to accelerate the proton bunch. Medical applications involving cancer therapy treatment usually desire short bunch lengths on the order of hundreds of picoseconds in order to limit the extent of the energy deposited in the tumor site (in 3D space, time, and deposited proton charge). Electromagnetic simulations of the DWA structure, in combination with injections of proton bunches have been performed using 3D finite difference codes in combination with particle pushing codes. Electromagnetic simulations of DWA structures includes these effects and also include the details of the switch configuration and how that switch time affects the electric field pulse which accelerates the particle beam.
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DO - 10.1109/PAC.2007.4440897
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