Apparatus and method for inhibiting the generation of excessive radiation
First Claim
1. An apparatus for generating electron radiation upon impingement of an electron beam on a scattering foil, said apparatus comprising:
- accelerator means including an electron injector for emitting injector pulses, an electron gun for receiving said injector pulses, a waveguide for receiving electrons from said electron injector and emitting electrons, and a high frequency source for supplying RF signals for the generation of an electric field for accelerating said electrons in said waveguide and generating said electron beam;
sensing means coupled to said electron injector for sensing said injector pulses and generating sensing signals having a characteristic representative of the amplitude of said injector pulses; and
inhibiting means coupled to said accelerator means and responsive to said sensing signals for inhibiting the generation of said electron beam if said sensing signal characteristic exceeds a predetermined reference value assigned to a predetermined intensity level.
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Abstract
The generation of excessive electron radiation is prevented in an apparatus which comprises an accelerator means for generating and accelerating electrons. The accelerator comprises an electron injector for emitting injector pulses, an electron gun for receiving the injector pulses, a waveguide receiving electrons from the electron gun and a high frequency source for supplying RF signals for the generation of an electric field for accelerating the electrons in the waveguide and generating the electron beam which has a predetermined intensity level according to the amplitudes of the injector pulses. A sensing means senses the amplitudes of the injector pulses and generates sensing signals. The amplitudes of the sensing signals are compared with predetermined reference voltage values and the generation of the electron beam is prevented if the amplitudes of the sensing signals exceed the predetermined reference voltage value.
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16 Claims
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1. An apparatus for generating electron radiation upon impingement of an electron beam on a scattering foil, said apparatus comprising:
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accelerator means including an electron injector for emitting injector pulses, an electron gun for receiving said injector pulses, a waveguide for receiving electrons from said electron injector and emitting electrons, and a high frequency source for supplying RF signals for the generation of an electric field for accelerating said electrons in said waveguide and generating said electron beam; sensing means coupled to said electron injector for sensing said injector pulses and generating sensing signals having a characteristic representative of the amplitude of said injector pulses; and inhibiting means coupled to said accelerator means and responsive to said sensing signals for inhibiting the generation of said electron beam if said sensing signal characteristic exceeds a predetermined reference value assigned to a predetermined intensity level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 13)
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5. An apparatus for generating electron radiation or X-ray radiation, said apparatus comprising:
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accelerator means including an electron injector for emitting injector pulses having a low intensity level in case of generation of electron radiation and having high intensity level in case of generation of X-ray radiation, an electron gun for receiving said injector pulses, a waveguide for receiving electrons from said electron injector and emitting electrons, and a high frequency source for supplying RF signals for the generation of an electric field for accelerating said electrons in said waveguide and generating said electron beam; sensing means coupled to said electron injector for sensing said injector pulses and generating sensing signals having a characteristic representative to the amplitude of said injector pulses; inhibiting means coupled to said accelerator means and responsive to said sensing signals for inhibiting the generation of said electron beam if, in case of generation of electron radiation, said sensing signal characteristic exceeds a said first reference value assigned to said low intensity level and if, in case of generation of X-ray radiation, said sensing signal characteristic exceeds said second reference value assigned to said high intensity level. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15)
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16. A method for preventing the generation of excessive electron radiation upon impingement of an electron beam having a predetermined intensity level on a scattering foil, said method comprising the steps of:
sensing the amplitudes of injector pulses supplied to an electron gun which emits electrons to a waveguide for generating said electron beam; and
inhibiting the generation of said electron beam if the amplitudes of said injector pulses exceed a first predetermined reference value assigned to said predetermined intensity level.
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