Abstract: High-power microwave generators usable in designing circuits of power combiners/dividers, wherein a device for combining radio frequency power includes a cavity, for example, having a rectangular shape, a central cylindrical conductor with a larger radius middle portion, inductive coupling elements for inputting RF power from sources to the cavity, a movable output element secured on the central cylindrical conductor for outputting the combined power, where the device offers high frequency and phase stability, and has a compact design.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for pre-acceleration of ions and optimized matching of beam parameters used in a heavy ion application comprising a radio frequency quadruple accelerator (RFQ) having two mini-vane pairs supported by a plurality of alternating stems accelerating the ions from about 8 keV/u to about 400 keV/u and an intertank matching section for matching the parameters of the ion beam coming from the radio frequency quadruple accelerator (RFQ) to the parameters required by a subsequent drift tube linear accelerator (DTL).

Abstract: The invention relates to a drift tube accelerator (1) for the acceleration of ion packets in ion beam acceleration systems, wherein a housing (2) consists of a longitudinally divided three-part vacuum tank (3) having a central unit (4) and a lower half-shell (3) comprising a structured lower steel block (15) and an upper half-shell (6) comprising a structured upper steel block (19). (The cavity arranged between the central unit (4) and the structured steel blocks (15, 19) has at least two acceleration regions (24, 25), between which there is arranged a magnetic focussing device (17), which focuses the ion beam from one region (24) to the next region (25).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for pre-acceleration of ions and optimized matching of beam parameters used in a heavy ion application comprising a radio frequency quadruple accelerator (RFQ) having two mini-vane pairs supported by a plurality of alternating stems accelerating the ions from about 8 keV/u to about 400 keV/u and an intertank matching section for matching the parameters of the ion beam coming from the radio frequency quadruple accelerator (RFQ) to the parameters required by a subsequent drift tube linear accelerator (DTL).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for electron beam pulse formation and amplification comprising an electron beam axis (5) for microstructuring and amplifying current pulses. Such a device is especially suitable for pulse frequencies of from 100 to 400 MHz and power amplifications of several megawatts. The device can be used especially for ion beam acceleration, the device being arranged directly in an ion accelerator tank (1) having a central container axis (2) for guiding and accelerating a pulsed ion beam (3) in the container axis (2). The electron beam pulse formation and amplification device (4) is arranged with its electron beam axis (5) transverse and offset relative to the container axis (2) and comprises outside the ion accelerator tank (1) device components for microstructuring the electron beam (14) and, inside the container, comprises device components for output coupling of the electron beam to the consumer, which, in a preferred embodiment, is the ion beam (3) itself.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for pre-acceleration of ions and optimized matching of beam parameters used in a heavy ion application comprising a radio frequency quadruple accelerator (RFQ) having two mini-vane pairs supported by a plurality of alternating stems accelerating the ions from about 8 keV/u to about 400 keV/u and an intertank matching section for matching the parameters of the ion beam coming from the radio frequency quadruple accelerator (RFQ) to the parameters required by a subsequent drift tube linear accelerator (DTL).

Abstract: The invention relates to a drift tube accelerator (1) for the acceleration of ion packets in ion beam acceleration systems, wherein a housing (2) consists of a longitudinally divided three-part vacuum tank (3) having a central unit (4) and a lower half-shell (3) comprising a structured lower steel block (15) and an upper half-shell (6) comprising a structured upper steel block (19). (The cavity arranged between the central unit (4) and the structured steel blocks (15, 19) has at least two acceleration regions (24, 25), between which there is arranged a magnetic focussing device (17), which focuses the ion beam from one region (24) to the next region (25).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for pre-acceleration of ions and optimized matching of beam parameters used in a heavy ion application comprising a radio frequency quadruple accelerator (RFQ) having two mini-vane pairs supported by a plurality of alternating stems accelerating the ions from about 8 keV/u to about 400 keV/u and an intertank matching section for matching the parameters of the ion beam coming from the radio frequency quadruple accelerator (RFQ) to the parameters required by a subsequent drift tube linear accelerator (DTL).

Abstract: An ion beam therapy system and method for operating the system includes a source of ions (300), an accelerator system (400) and an ion beam transport system (60) for directing an ion beam to a plurality of treatment stations (100) to treat patients. The ion beam transport system (60) includes a gantry (8) carrying a vertical deflection system (45) and horizontal deflection system (55) positioned upstream from a last bending magnet (65) so as to provide a parallel scanning mode by an edge focusing effect.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for electron beam pulse formation and amplification comprising an electron beam axis (5) for microstructuring and amplifying current pulses. Such a device is especially suitable for pulse frequencies of from 100 to 400 MHz and power amplifications of several megawatts. The device can be used especially for ion beam acceleration, the device being arranged directly in an ion accelerator tank (1) having a central container axis (2) for guiding and accelerating a pulsed ion beam (3) in the container axis (2). The electron beam pulse formation and amplification device (4) is arranged with its electron beam axis (5) transverse and offset relative to the container axis (2) and comprises outside the ion accelerator tank (1) device components for microstructuring the electron beam (14) and, inside the container, comprises device components for output coupling of the electron beam to the consumer, which, in a preferred embodiment, is the ion beam (3) itself.