DARHT-II Long-Pulse Electron Beam

Abstract

The second axis of the dual-axis radiographic hydrotest (DARHT) facility will provide four radiographic images within -1.6 microseconds. This will be accomplished by slicing four short pulses out of a -1.6-microsecond long electron beam produced by the DARHT-II linear induction accelerator and directing them onto a bremsstrahlung converter target. Commissioning of the full 17-MeV configuration the DARHT-II accelerator will begin in spring of 2007 following tests of a new high-perveance (2 kA at 2.5 MV) diode. We will present the results of diode performance measurements as well as initial measurements of the fully accelerated electron beam parameters.