DEVELOPMENT OF L-BAND ELECTRON ACCELERATOR FOR IRRADIATION SOURCE *

An intense L-band electron accelerator is under development for irradiation applications. It is capable of producing 10-MeV electron beams of 30 kW with the fully beam-loaded condition. The accelerator is powered by a pulsed klystron of 1.3 GHz and 25 MW with the 60kW average power. The accelerating column, a travelingwave structure, is operated with the 2�a /3 mode and is installed vertically with other beam-line components. With the beam dynamics simulation, the beam transmission efficiency is over 90% and the beam size is enough to clear the apertures. Design details and the status of installation are presented for the L-band electron accelerator.