Beamline System Design

D-Pace designs custom beamline systems that incorporate features intended to enhance both the reliability of operation and the ease of maintenance in a radiation environment.  When designing custom beamlines for our customers, we take into consideration the following individual customer requirements:

• Particle type.
• Range of particle kinetic energies.
• Range of beam currents.
• Maximum beam emittances in each phase-plane.
• Number and length of primary lines.
• Number and length of secondary lines.
• Target spot size dimensions.
• Permitted beam spills.
• Nominal beam pipe diameter, flanging, and vacuum level.

Deliverables normally include:

• Initial layouts and ion-optical design work tailored to individual client requirements.
• Overall assembly drawing.
• Engineering, design and drafting of various components that comprise the overall assembly.
• A description of specifications for sub-system interfaces along with thoughts on factory testing, and user manuals.

Features

• Meet customer requirements.
• High beam transmission.
• Use of low activation and low neutron producing materials.
• Use of radiation resistant materials.
• Use of industrial grade robust designs.
• Minimized maintenance time in radiation areas.
• Use of essential equipment only in radiation areas.

Applications

Generally cyclotron-based radioisotope production:

• New beamline designs for accelerator manufacturers, and
• New or “add-on” beamlines for existing accelerator owners.

D-Pace will manufacture beamline system designs if desired.

View a list of Beamline System publications.