Compact Accelerator with a Hybrid Acceleration Scheme between FFAG and Synchrotron

Abstract

An ultra-compact 990 keV electron accelerator―called the “laptop accelerator”―that is only about the size of a human palm, with an external diameter of 150 mm and a weight of 10 kg has been developed. The device can emit an X-ray beam with a diameter of 10 μm. Expected applications are in non-destructive tests and diagnostic devices.