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Characterization Of A Beam Position Monitor For Linear Accelerators, Artem Kuskov
Characterization Of A Beam Position Monitor For Linear Accelerators, Artem Kuskov
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Los Alamos National Laboratory is one of the leaders in the development of accelerator based Mo-99 radioisotope production, a key diagnostic for medical applications. In order to increase the efficiency of Mo-99 yield, a non-interfering Beam Position Monitor (BPM) system was developed that measures the time-dependent centering of the Bremsstrahlung producing electron beam. The Beam Positioning Monitor is comprised of 4 capacitive pickups positioned at 90 degrees to each other housed in a conflat 4.5” (63.5 mm) flange. This thesis develops, from first principles, analytical solutions for the transfer curve of this diagnostic based. Additionally, finite element time and frequency …