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(Sorry if this is off-topic for this group. There's really no group that addresses accelerators in the Physics Forums)
I've looked at many examples of RFQ linear accelerators. Most of them share the same characteristics:
1. So-called vane electrodes
2. Opposite-facing electrodes are energized with a common RF signal
3. Adjacent pair of opposite-facing electrodes are energized with RF + pi or 180 degree out of phase RF signal
However, from all the images and diagrams I've seen, it looks like all four electrodes have continuity with each other. That's the way it appears but it doesn't make sense. What reinforces this idea is often the electrodes are machined from solid pieces of copper then brazed together apparently forming a monolithic unit.
Can anyone shed light on what's going on here? If so I would appreciate it! Thanks--Marlin
I've looked at many examples of RFQ linear accelerators. Most of them share the same characteristics:
1. So-called vane electrodes
2. Opposite-facing electrodes are energized with a common RF signal
3. Adjacent pair of opposite-facing electrodes are energized with RF + pi or 180 degree out of phase RF signal
However, from all the images and diagrams I've seen, it looks like all four electrodes have continuity with each other. That's the way it appears but it doesn't make sense. What reinforces this idea is often the electrodes are machined from solid pieces of copper then brazed together apparently forming a monolithic unit.
Can anyone shed light on what's going on here? If so I would appreciate it! Thanks--Marlin