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DARHT Axis-I Diode Simulations II: Geometric Scaling

2017/01/13 by Carl Ekdahl, Ekdahl, Carl
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design #Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1701.03820

openalex publication_date 2017/01/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

The dual-axis radiography for hydrodynamic testing (DARHT) facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory uses two electron linear-induction accelerators (LIA) to produce the source spots for perpendicular flash radiographs of a dynamic experiment.Manipulating the beam current is a means for adjusting the dose, and one way to do this is to change the size of the cathode. This article describes simulations undertaken to develop scaling laws for use as design tools in changing the Axis-1 beam current by changing the cathode size.

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