261 |
Switching arrangement |
US13807543 |
2011-06-29 |
US09531353B2 |
2016-12-27 |
Stephen Mark Iskander; Michael John Bland; Paul Ridgwell |
A switching arrangement for applying voltage pulses across a load, comprising a plurality of capacitive elements (C1-C9) connected in series, and a first switch arrangement (S) connected to the series connection to apply voltage pulses to the load, and a second switch arrangement (S1, S2) connected to a capacitive element of the series connection, such that one of the capacitive elements (C1) can be switched out of or switched into the series connection, in order to produce voltage pulses of respectively lower or higher levels, without the need to dissipate energy into a resistive load. |
262 |
Method and setup to manipulate electrically charged particles |
US14399855 |
2013-05-09 |
US09497848B2 |
2016-11-15 |
Gábor Almási; József András Fülöp; János Hebling; Mátyás Mechler; László Pálfalvi |
The invention relates to a such particle accelerator setup (1, 11) and method based on the total reflection of electromagnetic pulses with a frequency falling into the THz frequency domain that utilize the evanescent field for the acceleration of electrically charged particles. Said setup includes a radiation source (5) to emit high-energy THz-pulses, preferably comprising a few optical cycles, having a large peak electric field strength, as well as two optical elements (2, 12) in the form of a pair of bulk crystals made of a substance that exhibits large refractive index, low dispersion and high optical destruction threshold, wherein said optical elements are transparent for the THz radiation. The inventive solutions represent much simpler, more compact and more cost effective alternatives compared to the prior art particle accelerator setups. |
263 |
RF apparatus and accelerator having such an RF apparatus |
US13877634 |
2011-09-20 |
US09433135B2 |
2016-08-30 |
Oliver Heid; Timothy Hughes |
An RF apparatus may include: an RF resonance device having an electrically conductive outer wall, the outer wall comprising a gap extending over its circumference, and an input coupling device having an RF generator, arranged on the outer side of the outer wall of the RF resonance device in the region of the gap, for coupling RF radiation of a particular frequency through the gap into the interior of the RF resonance device, and shielding which externally shields the generator and electrically bridges the gap on the outer side of the outer wall, wherein the shielding is formed as a resonator having a high impedance at the generator frequency. |
264 |
SYNCHROTRON INJECTOR SYSTEM, AND SYNCHROTRON SYSTEM OPERATION METHOD |
US15024737 |
2013-11-26 |
US20160249444A1 |
2016-08-25 |
Kazuo YAMAMOTO; Sadahiro KAWASAKI; Hiromitsu INOUE |
A synchrotron injector system comprising a first ion source which generates a first ion, a second ion source which generates a second ion having a smaller charge-to-mass ratio than a charge-to-mass ratio of the first ion, a pre-accelerator having the capability to enable to accelerate both the first ion and the second ion, a low-energy beam transport line which is constituted in such a way to inject either the first ion or the second ion into the pre-accelerator, and a self-focusing type post-accelerator which accelerates only the first ion after acceleration which is emitted from the pre-accelerator. |
265 |
Self-shielded vertical proton-linear accelerator for proton-therapy |
US14321079 |
2014-07-01 |
US09370089B2 |
2016-06-14 |
Donatella Ungaro; Jacopo Nardulli |
A linear proton accelerator includes a plurality of accelerator components arranged after one another, and a proton source and a plurality of accelerating units. The accelerator further includes a reticular support structure for supporting the accelerator components. The support structure is shaped as a prism with a polygonal cross-section, and has a plurality of side faces joining opposite ends of the prism. The support structure is arranged concentrically with respect to the accelerator components. |
266 |
LINEAR ACCELERATOR |
US14694567 |
2015-04-23 |
US20150313001A1 |
2015-10-29 |
Janusz HARASIMOWICZ; Ian Shinton |
A linear accelerator is disclosed, having a series of interconnected cavities through at least some of which an rf signal and an electron beam are sent, comprising at least one variable coupler projecting into the a cavity of the series, a control apparatus adapted to interpret an electrical signal from the coupler and derive diagnostic information as to the electron beam therefrom, wherein the control apparatus is further adapted to vary the interaction of the at least one coupler with the rf signal in dependence on the diagnostic information. Thus, the accelerator properties can be adjusted by encouraging or inciting an Higher-Order Mode (“HOM”) having a desired effect such as bunching and/or deflecting. The coupler could be rotateable, and partially or fully retractable, to allow its influence to be adjusted and/or for it to be removed from service when not needed. Several such probes could be available, approaching the cavity from different directions or at different locations, or approaching different cavities. The coupler can be asymmetric, in order to exert an appropriate influence on the cavity and provoke a useful HOM. For example, it can be elongate with at least one directional deviation, such as a hockey stick. Generally, however, the appropriate shape for the coupler will be dependent on the shape of the cavity with which it is working and the specific HOMs that are to be excited. |
267 |
Method and Setup to Manipulate Electrically Charged Particles |
US14399855 |
2013-05-09 |
US20150145404A1 |
2015-05-28 |
Gábor Almási; József András Fülöp; János Hebling; Mátyás Mechler; László Pálfalvi |
The invention relates to a such particle accelerator setup (1, 11) and method based on the total reflection of electromagnetic pulses with a frequency falling into the THz frequency domain that utilize the evanescent filed for the acceleration of electrically charged particles. Said setup includes a radiation source (5) to emit high-energy THz-pulses, preferably comprising a few optical cycles, having a large peak electric field strength, as well as two optical elements (2, 12) in the form of a pair of bulk crystals made of a substance that exhibits large refractive index, low dispersion and high optical destruction threshold, wherein said optical elements are transparent for the THz radiation. The inventive solutions represent much simpler, more compact and more cost effective alternatives compared to the prior art particle accelerator setups. |
268 |
On board diagnosis of RF spectra in accelerators |
US13589920 |
2012-08-20 |
US08878432B2 |
2014-11-04 |
Gongyin Chen; John C. Turner |
A RF accelerator system includes an accelerator, a RF source coupled to the accelerator for providing RF power to the accelerator, a control for adjusting a frequency of the RF power provided by the RF source through a frequency range, and a sensor for sensing a response resulted from an operation of the accelerator based at least in part on the adjusted frequency of the RF power through the frequency range. A method of diagnosing a RF spectrum in an accelerator system includes providing RF power to an accelerator, adjusting a frequency of the RF power through a frequency range, and sensing a response resulted from an operation of the accelerator, the response being based at least in part on the adjusted frequency of the RF power through the frequency range. |
269 |
X-RAY GENERATION |
US14354299 |
2012-10-24 |
US20140299782A1 |
2014-10-09 |
Andrei Seryi |
An apparatus for generating x-rays includes an electron beam generator and a first device arranged to apply an RF electric field to accelerate the electron beam from the generator. A photon source is arranged to provide photons to a zone to interact with the electron beam from the first device so as to generate x-rays via inverse-Compton scattering. A second device is arranged to apply an RF electric field to decelerate the electron beam after it has interacted. The first and second devices are connected by RF energy transmission means arranged to recover RF energy from the decelerated electron beam as it passes through the second device and transfer the recovered RF energy into the first device. |
270 |
Cargo inspection system |
US13897365 |
2013-05-18 |
US08837670B2 |
2014-09-16 |
Alan Akery |
The present invention is a cargo inspection system, employing a radiation source, capable of scanning vehicles and/or cargo in a wide range of sizes, including conventional imaging areas as well as taller and bulkier enclosures at sufficiently optimal efficacy and overall throughput. In one embodiment, the present invention is a multiple pass inspection method for inspecting vehicles and their cargo, comprising a first pass scan, wherein said first pass scan includes moving a radiation source at a suitable scanning distance, rotating a radiation source at a suitable scanning angle, and moving said radiation source along an object under inspection. |
271 |
Accelerator having acceleration channels formed between covalently bonded chips |
US13952569 |
2013-07-26 |
US08742700B1 |
2014-06-03 |
Kim L. Hailey; Robert O. Conn |
An accelerator assembly includes a first chip and a second chip. An acceleration channel is formed into a surface of a first side of the first chip. The first side of the first chip is covalently bonded to a first side of the second chip such that the channel is a tubular void between the first and second chips. The channel has a tubular inside sidewall surface, substantially no portion of which is a metal surface. The channel has length-to-width ratio greater than five, and a channel width less than one micron. There are many substantially identical channels that extend in parallel between the first and second chips. In one specific example, the assembly is part of a Direct Write On Wafer (DWOW) printing system. The DWOW printing system is useful in semiconductor processing in that it can direct write an image onto a 300 mm diameter wafer in one minute. |
272 |
Charged particle beam generator, charged particle irradiation system, method for operating charged particle beam generator and method for operating charged particle irradiation system |
US13095470 |
2011-04-27 |
US08742699B2 |
2014-06-03 |
Masumi Umezawa; Yoshifumi Hojo |
A charged particle beam generator, a charged particle irradiation system, a method for operating the charged particle beam generator and a method for operating the charged particle irradiation system, which allow a charged particle beam to be injected into a circular accelerator at an arbitrary timing and can reduce an irradiation time and a time for a therapy, are provided while maintaining the lower limit of an operation cycle of a linear accelerator. An accelerator control device controls an operation of a synchrotron on the basis of a beam extraction request signal transmitted from a beam utilization system control device. A control device generates a timing signal notifying the linear accelerator of an injection timing of a next operation cycle of the synchrotron after completion of an extraction process performed by the synchrotron, changes an operation timing of the linear accelerator so that the operation timing of the linear accelerator matches the injection timing. |
273 |
Linear accelerators |
US13054732 |
2008-07-18 |
US08698429B2 |
2014-04-15 |
Philip Sadler; David Harrison; Neil McCann |
There is provided a radiotherapy system comprising a linear accelerator, beam control circuitry for the linear accelerator, an electronic control apparatus for the control circuitry arranged to adjust properties thereof, and a monitor for detecting properties of the radiation beam produced by the linear accelerator, wherein the control apparatus is adapted to retain a set of beam properties and periodically activate the accelerator, measure the current beam properties via the monitor, compare the measured beam properties to the retained beam properties, and potentially adjust the control circuitry properties to align the beam properties towards the retained beam properties. The beam properties that are measured may include beam flatness and beam width. The retained beam properties can be the properties of the beam produced by the linear accelerator when new, or the properties of a standard beam. There is also provided a method for operating the system. |
274 |
Accelerator having acceleration channels formed between covalently bonded chips |
US13960887 |
2013-08-07 |
US08680792B2 |
2014-03-25 |
Kim L. Hailey; Robert O. Conn |
An accelerator assembly includes a first chip and a second chip. An acceleration channel is formed into a surface of a first side of the first chip. The first side of the first chip is covalently bonded to a first side of the second chip such that the channel is a tubular void between the first and second chips. The channel has a tubular inside sidewall surface, substantially no portion of which is a metal surface. The channel has length-to-width ratio greater than five, and a channel width less than one micron. There are many substantially identical channels that extend in parallel between the first and second chips. In one specific example, the assembly is part of a Direct Write On Wafer (DWOW) printing system. The DWOW printing system is useful in semiconductor processing in that it can direct write an image onto a 300 mm diameter wafer in one minute. |
275 |
ON BOARD DIAGNOSIS OF RF SPECTRA IN ACCELERATORS |
US13589920 |
2012-08-20 |
US20140049158A1 |
2014-02-20 |
Gongyin CHEN; John C. TURNER |
A RF accelerator system includes an accelerator, a RF source coupled to the accelerator for providing RF power to the accelerator, a control for adjusting a frequency of the RF power provided by the RF source through a frequency range, and a sensor for sensing a response resulted from an operation of the accelerator based at least in part on the adjusted frequency of the RF power through the frequency range. A method of diagnosing a RF spectrum in an accelerator system includes providing RF power to an accelerator, adjusting a frequency of the RF power through a frequency range, and sensing a response resulted from an operation of the accelerator, the response being based at least in part on the adjusted frequency of the RF power through the frequency range. |
276 |
Accelerator pack, specifically for linear acceleration modules |
US12988370 |
2008-07-18 |
US08610380B2 |
2013-12-17 |
Vittorio Giorgio Vaccaro |
An accelerator pack, specifically for linear accelerator modules cascade-connected to a proton-emitting cyclotron, specially adapted for use in cancer therapies. Such a technique is named PT. The pack displays an accelerating cavity of improved efficiency in virtue of its shape, which provides for making a portion of accelerating cavity on both faces of the pack. Furthermore, the pack also contains a coupling cavity portion. In such a manner, the volume of the accelerating cavity is increased as compared to that of the packs of the known accelerator modules. |
277 |
Linear accelerator |
US13463655 |
2012-05-03 |
US08598814B2 |
2013-12-03 |
Marvin Möller; Sven Müller; Stefan Setzer |
A method for pulsed operation of a linear accelerator includes generating pulses of charged particles. The generating includes emitting particles by a particle source and accelerating the particles in an accelerator device that includes a plurality of linked cavity resonators. The accelerator device is supplied with energy by an energy supply unit. Particle energy is changed solely by varying a number of particles emitted by the particle source per pulse. |
278 |
Accelerator having acceleration channels formed between covalently bonded chips |
US13585833 |
2012-08-15 |
US08519644B1 |
2013-08-27 |
Kim L. Hailey; Robert O. Conn |
An accelerator assembly includes a first chip and a second chip. An acceleration channel is formed into a surface of a first side of the first chip. The first side of the first chip is covalently bonded to a first side of the second chip such that the channel is a tubular void between the first and second chips. The channel has a tubular inside sidewall surface, substantially no portion of which is a metal surface. The channel has length-to-width ratio greater than five, and a channel width less than one micron. There are many substantially identical channels that extend in parallel between the first and second chips. In one specific example, the assembly is part of a Direct Write On Wafer (DWOW) printing system. The DWOW printing system is useful in semiconductor processing in that it can direct write an image onto a 300 mm diameter wafer in one minute. |
279 |
LINEAR ACCELERATOR |
US13463655 |
2012-05-03 |
US20120280640A1 |
2012-11-08 |
Marvin Möller; Sven Müller; Stefan Setzer |
A method for pulsed operation of a linear accelerator includes generating pulses of charged particles. The generating includes emitting particles by a particle source and accelerating the particles in an accelerator device that includes a plurality of linked cavity resonators. The accelerator device is supplied with energy by an energy supply unit. Particle energy is changed solely by varying a number of particles emitted by the particle source per pulse. |
280 |
ACCELERATOR AND METHOD FOR ACTUATING AN ACCELERATOR |
US13499881 |
2010-08-17 |
US20120235603A1 |
2012-09-20 |
Oliver Heid |
An accelerator for accelerating charged particles includes at least two RF resonators which are arranged successively in a beam propagation direction and configured to accelerate a pulse train comprising a plurality of particle bunches, each RF resonator generating an RF field, and a control apparatus for actuating the RF resonators, wherein the control apparatus is configured to set the RF fields generated by the RF resonators independently of one another during the acceleration of the pulse train, such that the plurality of particle bunches of the pulse train experience different accelerations during the acceleration of the pulse train. Further, a method for actuating an accelerator for accelerating charged particles having at least two RF resonators arranged successively in the beam propagation direction and with which a pulse train comprising a plurality of particle bunches is accelerated, includes, during the acceleration of the pulse train, independently controlling the RF fields generated by the at least two RF resonators such that the plurality of particle bunches of the pulse train experience different accelerations during the acceleration of the pulse train. |