The Radio-Frequency Quadrupole Linear Accelerator
Open Access
- 1 April 1981
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
- Vol. 28 (2) , 1494-1499
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.1981.4331450
Abstract
The radio-frequency quadrupole (RFQ) is a new linear accelerator concept in which rf electric fields are used to focus, bunch, and accelerate the beam. Because the RFQ can provide strong focusing at low velocities, it can capture a high-current dc ion beam from a low-voltage source and accelerate it to an energy of 1 MeV/nucleon within a distance of a few meters. A recent experimental test at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL) has confirmed the expected performance of this structure and has stimulated interest in a wide variety of applications. We review the general properties of the RFQ, and present examples of applications of this new accelerator.Keywords
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