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IRIDE white book, an interdisciplinary research infrastructure based on dual electron linacs&lasers
An Interdisciplinary Research Infrastructure based on Dual Electron linacs&lasers A WHITE BOOK This report describes the scientific aims and potentials as well as the preliminary technical design of IRIDE, an innovative tool for multidisciplinary investigations in a wide field of scientific, technological and industrial applications. IRIDE will be a high intensity "particle factory", based on a combination of a high duty cycle radio-frequency superconducting electron linac and of high energy lasers. Conceived to provide unique research possibilities for particle physics, for condensed matter physics, chemistry and material science, for structural biology and industrial applications, IRIDE will open completely new research possibilities and advance our knowledge in many branches of science and technology. IRIDE will contribute to open new avenues of discoveries and to address most important riddles: What does matter consist of? What is the structure of proteins that have a fundamental role in life processes? What can we learn from protein structure to improve the treatment of diseases and to design more efficient drugs? But also how does an electronic chip behave under the effect of radiations? How can the heat flow in a large heat exchanger be optimized? The scientific potential of IRIDE is far reaching and justifies the construction of such a large facility in Italy in synergy with the national research institutes and companies and in the framework of the European and international research. It will impact also on R&D work for ILC, FEL, and will be complementarity to other large scale accelerator projects. IRIDE is also intended to be realized in subsequent stages of development depending on the assigned priorities.
IRIDE: Interdisciplinary research infrastructure based on dual electron linacs and lasers
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 2014
An Interdisciplinary Research Infrastructure based on Dual Electron linacs&lasers A WHITE BOOK This report describes the scientific aims and potentials as well as the preliminary technical design of IRIDE, an innovative tool for multidisciplinary investigations in a wide field of scientific, technological and industrial applications. IRIDE will be a high intensity "particle factory", based on a combination of a high duty cycle radio-frequency superconducting electron linac and of high energy lasers. Conceived to provide unique research possibilities for particle physics, for condensed matter physics, chemistry and material science, for structural biology and industrial applications, IRIDE will open completely new research possibilities and advance our knowledge in many branches of science and technology. IRIDE will contribute to open new avenues of discoveries and to address most important riddles: What does matter consist of? What is the structure of proteins that have a fundamental role in life processes? What can we learn from protein structure to improve the treatment of diseases and to design more efficient drugs? But also how does an electronic chip behave under the effect of radiations? How can the heat flow in a large heat exchanger be optimized? The scientific potential of IRIDE is far reaching and justifies the construction of such a large facility in Italy in synergy with the national research institutes and companies and in the framework of the European and international research. It will impact also on R&D work for ILC, FEL, and will be complementarity to other large scale accelerator projects. IRIDE is also intended to be realized in subsequent stages of development depending on the assigned priorities.
IRIDE White Book, An Interdisciplinary Research Infrastructure based on Dual Electron linacs&lasers
arXiv (Cornell University), 2013
This report describes the scientific aims and potentials as well as the preliminary technical design of IRIDE, an innovative tool for multi-disciplinary investigations in a wide field of scientific, technological and industrial applications. IRIDE will be a high intensity 'particle factory', based on a combination of a high duty cycle radio-frequency superconducting electron linac and of high energy lasers. Conceived to provide unique research possibilities for particle physics, for condensed matter physics, chemistry and material science, for structural biology and industrial applications, IRIDE will open completely new research possibilities and advance our knowledge in many branches of science and technology. IRIDE will contribute to open new avenues of discoveries and to address most important riddles: What does matter consist of? What is the structure of proteins that have a fundamental role in life processes? What can we learn from protein structure to improve the treatment of diseases and to design more efficient drugs? But also how does an electronic chip behave under the effect of radiations? How can the heat flow in a large heat exchanger be optimized? The scientific potential of IRIDE is far reaching and justifies the construction of such a large facility in Italy in synergy with the national research institutes and companies and in the framework of the European and international research. It will impact also on R&D work for ILC, FEL, and will be complementarity to other large scale accelerator projects. IRIDE is also intended to be realized in subsequent stages of development depending on the assigned priorities.
Electron Linac design to drive bright Compton back-scattering gamma-ray sources
Journal of Applied Physics, 2013
The technological development in the field of high brightness linear accelerators and high energy/high quality lasers enables today designing high brilliance Compton-X and Gamma-photon beams suitable for a wide range of applications in the innovative field of nuclear photonics. The challenging requirements of this kind of source comprise: tunable energy (1–20 MeV), very narrow bandwidth (0.3%), and high spectral density (104 photons/s/eV). We present here a study focused on the design and the optimization of an electron Linac aimed to meet the source specifications of the European Extreme Light Infrastructure—Nuclear Physics project, currently funded and seeking for an innovative machine design in order to outperform state-of-the-art facilities. We show that the phase space density of the electron beam, at the collision point against the laser pulse, is the main quality factor characterizing the Linac.
An Electron Linac Photon-Fission Driver for the Rare Isotope Program at TRIUMF
In October 2008, TRIUMF in collaboration with university partners made a proposal to the federal government for the construction of an electron linear accelerator in support of its expanding rare isotope program, which targets nuclear structure and astrophysics studies as well as material science. In July 2009, that proposal was accepted and TRIUMF is embarking on the design phase. The 50 MeV, 10 mA, cw linac is based on super-conducting radiofrequency technology at 1.3 GHz & 2K. The first stage of the project a 25 MeV 5 mA, cw linac (matching the isotope production target power- handling capability in the next five-year plan) is planned to be completed in 2013. The injector cryomodule development, which is being fast tracked, is the subject of a scientific collaboration between TRIUMF and the VECC laboratory in Kolkata, India. This paper gives an overview of the facility, its motivation, and the accelerator design progress.
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