Design and performance of a pulsed power-driven x-ray source for flash radiography
The design and test results of a pulsed power-driven X-ray source which is named Hawkeye-I are described. The Hawkeye-I is developed to execute flash X-ray radiography. It is a six-stage induction voltage adder and terminated by a positive polarity rod-pinch diode. The six stages are identical and t...
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| author | Xie Weiping Xia Minghe Guo Fan Geng Lidong Zhao Yue Xu Le Feng Shuping Zhou Liangji Wei Bing He An Yuan Jianqiang Chen Lin Li Hongtao Han Wenhui Jiang Jihao Li Feng Wang Zhi Li Yong Kang Junjun Zhang Yuanjun Wu Wei Wang Meng Zou Wenkang |
| author_facet | Xie Weiping Xia Minghe Guo Fan Geng Lidong Zhao Yue Xu Le Feng Shuping Zhou Liangji Wei Bing He An Yuan Jianqiang Chen Lin Li Hongtao Han Wenhui Jiang Jihao Li Feng Wang Zhi Li Yong Kang Junjun Zhang Yuanjun Wu Wei Wang Meng Zou Wenkang |
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| description | The design and test results of a pulsed power-driven X-ray source which is named Hawkeye-I are described. The Hawkeye-I is developed to execute flash X-ray radiography. It is a six-stage induction voltage adder and terminated by a positive polarity rod-pinch diode. The six stages are identical and the prime energy of each stage is provided by a tesla transformer elevating the output voltage from a discharge brick which consists of two 4 μF capacitors and a three-electrode gas switch. Comparing to the induction voltage adders driven by Marx generators, the numbers of gas switches and capacitors in the energy storage sections of Hawkeye-I decrease significantly. The Hawkeye-I can produce a maximum output voltage of about 4.2 MV. The corresponding X-ray source spot size and dose at 1 m are 1.4 mm and 17.9 rad, respectively. Fifty consecutive shots have been conducted to evaluate the reliability of the machine and 98% of the shots are successful. Furthermore, as the energy propagating in the accelerator is mainly determined by seven laser-triggered gas switches, the Hawkeye-I is capable of controlling the timing of the X-ray pulse accurately. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-39b6f4b121f440e58a8b4f4fb76ccc492022-12-22T04:04:45ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review Accelerators and Beams2469-98882021-11-01241111040110.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.24.110401Design and performance of a pulsed power-driven x-ray source for flash radiographyXie WeipingXia MingheGuo FanGeng LidongZhao YueXu LeFeng ShupingZhou LiangjiWei BingHe AnYuan JianqiangChen LinLi HongtaoHan WenhuiJiang JihaoLi FengWang ZhiLi YongKang JunjunZhang YuanjunWu WeiWang MengZou WenkangThe design and test results of a pulsed power-driven X-ray source which is named Hawkeye-I are described. The Hawkeye-I is developed to execute flash X-ray radiography. It is a six-stage induction voltage adder and terminated by a positive polarity rod-pinch diode. The six stages are identical and the prime energy of each stage is provided by a tesla transformer elevating the output voltage from a discharge brick which consists of two 4 μF capacitors and a three-electrode gas switch. Comparing to the induction voltage adders driven by Marx generators, the numbers of gas switches and capacitors in the energy storage sections of Hawkeye-I decrease significantly. The Hawkeye-I can produce a maximum output voltage of about 4.2 MV. The corresponding X-ray source spot size and dose at 1 m are 1.4 mm and 17.9 rad, respectively. Fifty consecutive shots have been conducted to evaluate the reliability of the machine and 98% of the shots are successful. Furthermore, as the energy propagating in the accelerator is mainly determined by seven laser-triggered gas switches, the Hawkeye-I is capable of controlling the timing of the X-ray pulse accurately.http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.24.110401 |
| spellingShingle | Xie Weiping Xia Minghe Guo Fan Geng Lidong Zhao Yue Xu Le Feng Shuping Zhou Liangji Wei Bing He An Yuan Jianqiang Chen Lin Li Hongtao Han Wenhui Jiang Jihao Li Feng Wang Zhi Li Yong Kang Junjun Zhang Yuanjun Wu Wei Wang Meng Zou Wenkang Design and performance of a pulsed power-driven x-ray source for flash radiography Physical Review Accelerators and Beams |
| title | Design and performance of a pulsed power-driven x-ray source for flash radiography |
| title_full | Design and performance of a pulsed power-driven x-ray source for flash radiography |
| title_fullStr | Design and performance of a pulsed power-driven x-ray source for flash radiography |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design and performance of a pulsed power-driven x-ray source for flash radiography |
| title_short | Design and performance of a pulsed power-driven x-ray source for flash radiography |
| title_sort | design and performance of a pulsed power driven x ray source for flash radiography |
| url | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.24.110401 |
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