2021/12/14 by Thomas Kroc, Kroc, Thomas K.
Engineering · #Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Medical Physics (physics.med-ph) #Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies #Superconducting Materials and Applications
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2112.07553
openalex publication_date 2021/12/14 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
Fermilab is developing a compact superconducting CSRF accelerator as a source of a high-power, high-energy electron beam to produce an x-ray beam comparable to ≥ 2 MCi of cobalt-60. As part of this development, we are presently assembling a 20 kW, 1.6 MeV prototype that incorporates the four enabling technologies described below. These technologies support a heat budget that is within the capacity of commercially available cryocoolers and eliminate the need for liquid cryogens. The use of superconducting technologies promises efficiencies, wall-plug to beam, of 80% or greater. A summary of the design and progress to date will be given. In addition, we will present a review of developments within the medical device sterilization industry that are motivating the development of this technology.