US 7,615,942 B2
Cast dielectric composite linear accelerator
David M. Sanders, Livermore, Calif. (US); Stephen Sampayan, Manteca, Calif. (US); Kirk Slenes, Albuquerque, N. Mex. (US); and H. M. Stoller, Albuquerque, N. Mex. (US)
Assigned to Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, Calif. (US); and TPL, Inc., Albuquerque, Minn. (US)
Filed on Nov. 14, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/599,797.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/737028, filed on Nov. 14, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2007/0138980 A1, Jun. 21, 2007
Int. Cl. H05H 9/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 315—505  [315/500; 156/288] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A compact linear accelerator comprising:
at least one transmission line extending towards a transverse acceleration axis from a first end to a second end for propagating an electrical wavefront therethrough to impress a pulsed gradient along the acceleration axis, each transmission line comprising: a first conductor having first and second ends with the second end adjacent the acceleration axis; a second conductor adjacent the first conductor and having first and second ends with the second end adjacent the acceleration axis; and a cast dielectric composite that fills the space between the first and second conductors and comprising at least one organic polymer and at least one particle filler having a dielectric constant greater than that of the organic polymer.