Tuneable FEM system as a plasma source for biological applications
There is increasing interest in the use of microwave power for industrial applications. A pulsed tuneable microwave source is beneficial as it allows the high electromagnetic field of a high power to be applied to a target without excessive heating. The free electron maser (FEM) is the tuneable source with ability to operate across a wide range of frequencies from 8 to 20 GHz. Using higher frequencies than the common 2.45 magnetron, increases the fields obtained and also beneficial scaling effects on some applications, such as microwave induced plasmas. The paper presents the basic principles of the FEM system as well as the applications of UV.
Low cost undulator magnets for industrial free electron masers
At the University of Liverpool we are developing free electron masers <100 kV as a power source for industrial microwave applications. In order to be considered practical, such a device needs to have a cost comparable with conventional sources of microwave power. To achieve this we required an undulator magnet design which was considerably less expensive than the designs normally used in research-based free electron lasers and free electron masers. This paper describes techniques used to successfully construct low cost undulator magnets.
MCNP(TM) Version 5.
The Monte Carlo transport workhorse, MCNP, is undergoing a massive renovation at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in support of the Eolus Project of the Advanced Simulation and Computing (ASCI) Program. MCNP Version 5 (V5) (expected to be released to RSICC in Spring, 2002) will consist of a major restructuring from FORTRAN-77 (with extensions) to ANSI-standard FORTRAN-90 with support for all of the features available in the present release (MCNP-4C2/4C3). To most users, the look-and-feel of MCNP will not change much except for the improvements (improved graphics, easier installation, better online documentation). For example, even with the major format change, full support for incremental patching will still be provided. In addition to the language and style updates, MCNP V5 will have various new user features. These include improved photon physics, neutral particle radiography, enhancements and additions to variance reduction methods, new source options, and improved parallelism support (PVM, MPI, OpenMP).