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US 12,432,843 · App. 18/598,329 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Split structure particle accelerators

Inventors: Ronald Agustsson (Venice, CA); Salime Boucher (Santa Monica, CA); Sergey Kutsaev (Santa Monica, CA)
Assignee: Radiabeam Technologies, LLC
H05H7/16H01P3/127H01P11/002H05H7/22H05H2007/225
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Patent No.
US 12,432,843
App. No.
18/598,329
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A particle accelerator can include a first waveguide portion and a second waveguide portion. The first waveguide portion can include a first plurality of cell portions and a first iris portion that is disposed between two of the first plurality of cell portions. The first iris portion can include a first portion of an aperture such that the aperture is configured to be disposed about a beam axis. The first waveguide portion can further include a first bonding surface. The second waveguide portion can include a second plurality of cell portions and a second iris portion that is disposed between two of the second plurality of cell portions. The second iris portion can include a second portion of the aperture. The second waveguide portion can include a second bonding surface.

Claims (12)

1. A particle accelerator comprising:

a first waveguide portion comprising a first plurality of cell portions and a first raised bonding surface at least partially surrounding the first plurality of cell portions; and

a second waveguide portion comprising a second plurality of cell portions and a second bonding surface;

wherein the first and second bonding surfaces are configured to be coupled to form a plurality of accelerating cells configured to couple to an RF input coupling element.

2. The particle accelerator of claim 1 , wherein the RF input coupling element is configured to receive electromagnetic waves from a power source selected from: a magnetron, a klystron, or a solid-state amplifier.

3. The particle accelerator of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of accelerating cells are aligned along a beam axis, and the particle accelerator is configured to receive a beam of particles into an entrance aperture and to allow the beam to exit via an exit aperture along the beam axis.

4. The particle accelerator of claim 1 , further comprising a cooling system configured to manage thermal load within the waveguide portions during operation.

5. The particle accelerator of claim 1 , wherein the RF input coupling element is configured to operate within a frequency range suitable for accelerating particles to a desired energy level.

6. The particle accelerator of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second waveguide portions includes an iris portion disposed between adjacent cell portions.

7. The particle accelerator of claim 1 , wherein the first and second waveguide portions are configured to form an iris and an aperture within the iris when coupled.

8. The particle accelerator of claim 1 , wherein the first and second waveguide portions are configured to be joined using a bonding technique selected from: welding, brazing, or diffusion bonding.

9. The particle accelerator of claim 1 , further comprising the RF input coupling element and an RF output coupling element.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2024
From: AGUSTSSON, RONALD; BOUCHER, SALIME; KUTSAEV, SERGEY
To: RADIABEAM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 066697/0734 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 17180458 · Feb 19, 2021
Continuation 16676766 · Nov 7, 2019
Continuation PCTUS2018035346 · May 31, 2018
Provisional Application 62513911 · Jun 1, 2017
Related Publication 20240365463A1 · Oct 31, 2024
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