EP3248443A1 - Accelerateur de particules a eplucheur integre - Google Patents
Accelerateur de particules a eplucheur integreInfo
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to particle accelerators, and more particularly to cyclotrons. These are an interesting solution for accelerating particles at high energies, for various applications, medical, industrial or in the field of nuclear physics.
- Cyclotrons are used with ion sources that produce particles to accelerate. There may be an interest in using multicharged ions, to reach higher energies faster or decrease the size of the accelerator.
- Ion source performance is limited for the production of very high charge state ions. This is due to at least two competitive and limiting physical phenomena, the very high ionization potentials of the most bound electrons on the one hand, and the electron capture by ions formed at low speed in the plasma of the source of somewhere else.
- a peeler is thus placed at the output of a first accelerator where the state of charge of ions is Ql. After passing through the peeler, the state of charge of the ions is modified at Q2, for the purpose of injecting the particles into a post-accelerator.
- the final energy of the particles expressed in MeV / nucleon for ions (MeV / u), depends on the electric charge state Q. For cyclotrons, this final energy is proportional to (Q / A) ) 2 , with the mass of ions.
- the particle accelerator presented in the Tarantin article includes a peeler located at an accelerator space and a conventional acceleration electrode 180 degrees of constant opening, allowing the acceleration of ions on odd harmonics, including of rank 3, 5 for the acceleration before peeling, and of rank 1 for the acceleration after peeling.
- the method presented in the Bennett paper proposes to go through an intermediate state of charge to allow the refocusing of the most peeled ion beam, using two peelers, which gives a very low efficiency.
- the invention aims to meet the need above, and it achieves it through a particle accelerator, comprising:
- At least one accelerating cavity having a plurality of accelerators and configured field for accelerating charged ions to a first state of electrical charge Q l on a first harmonic h 1 of the FM frequency (high-frequency) of said accelerating cavity , and
- a peeler located outside the said accelerator spaces and configured to modify the state of electric charge of the accelerated ions passing through the peeler until reaching a second state of electric charge Q2,
- the accelerating cavity being configured to accelerate the ions, after their passage in the peeler, on a second harmonic of rank h2 of the frequency H F of said accelerating cavity.
- the subject of the invention is also a method for accelerating particles in a particle accelerator comprising at least one accelerating cavity, presenting a set of accelerator spaces, and a peeler located outside these, in which process:
- the ions, after passing through the peeler, are accelerated on a second harmonic of rank h 2 of the frequency H F of said accelerating cavity.
- a particle accelerator according to the invention has many advantages.
- the invention makes it possible in particular to accelerate light ions of Helium, Carbon, Oxygen or Neon to an energy higher than 400 MeV / u, in particular for medical applications in radiotherapy, in a range of energy between 200 and 450 MeV / u.
- ions whose Q / A ratio is equal to about 0.5, can be accelerated to a very high energy after peeling by the same accelerating cavity.
- the particle accelerator according to the invention may comprise a single internal peeler disposed outside the accelerator spaces, deteriorating less rapidly because being less subject to the influences of the electric fields HF traversing said spaces.
- the invention allows the use of thin peelers, adapted to light ions.
- the ions used in the particle accelerator according to the invention are multicharged, that is to say are ions obtained by tearing out many electrons at one atom, and light ones, in particular with a lower mass number A or equal to 20, being in particular Helium, Carbon or Oxygen ions, or even Neon, preferably carbon.
- the particle accelerator according to the invention advantageously comprises deu accelerating electrodes spatially modulated in such a way that they have an asymmetric shape, allowing movement of the particle trajectories of the centers of curvature.
- the acceleration electrodes may be unsymmetrical with respect to each other.
- the acceleration electrodes may each have at least one elbow disposed on one side of the central region of the accelerator, and at least one elbow disposed on the other side. Acceleration electrodes may be substantially straight to larger radius.
- the angle of aperture of the electrodes measured in the median plane of acceleration, can be understood, within 30 °, between 45 ° and 135 ° in the central region of the accelerator, and can be close to 30 e close to 90 ° to larger radius.
- the peeler may be located at a radius Rs of the magnetic center C of the accelerator, corresponding to its axis Z.
- the peeler may be located at an accelerating electrode, particularly in the case where the angle is substantially equal to 135 °, or outside the electrodes. acceleration, between two electrodes, especially in the case where the angle is substantially equal to 45 °.
- a mobile stand and a cane can be used to position the peeler in the accelerator.
- the accelerated ions on the first harmonic h 1 of the RF frequency of the accelerating cavity can make a single pass through the peeler Q2 to reach the state of charge.
- the accelerated ions on the first harmonic h 1 of the RF frequency of the accelerating cavity perform several passes through the peeler to reach the state of charge Q2.
- the state of charge of the ions can be progressively increased, during the passages through the peeler.
- the ions are thus advantageously partially or completely peeled from their peripheral electrons, after passage (s) in the peeler.
- the harmonics of the frequency H F of the accelerating cavity used to accelerate the ions before and after passing through the peeler are advantageously harmonics of even ranks.
- the first harmonic h 1 of the RF frequency of the accelerating cavity may be the harmonic of rank 4, and the second harmonic h 2 of the frequency Fi F of the accelerating cavity may be the 2nd harmonic.
- the invention allows two successive accelerations of the ions with the same accelerating cavity, and the following relation is advantageously respected to capture the ions in the two modes of acceleration:
- the accelerating cavity is advantageously configured to accelerate, on the harmonic of rank h2, the ions up to the beam extraction radius of the accelerator, after their passage in the peeler.
- Ions can be produced Ql charge state by an internal source in the accelerator, injecting the ions in the median plane of acceleration of the accelerator.
- the source is advantageously disposed in central region of the accelerator, so low energy.
- the source of particles used can be a source called Penning Ion Gauge
- ions are produced in the state of charge Q l by a source external to the accelerator, injecting the ions in the median plane of acceleration of the accelerator, in particular by means of an axial injection .
- the accelerator according to the invention may be at a fixed frequency, in particular of the isochronous cyclotron type.
- the accelerator according to the invention is preferably variable frequency, preferably being a synchro-cyclotron, of conventional or semi-isochronous type, that is to say with a focus partially obtained with magnetic sectors.
- the synchro-cyclotron is preferably superconducting.
- the magnetic field is preferably between 4T and 10T, depending on the technology of the superconducting cable, namely Nobium-Titanium to 5T, Nobium-Etain beyond.
- the synchro-cyclotron is a special case of cyclotron with frequency modulation co (t) in time.
- the mathematical space ( ⁇ , ⁇ ') thus defined is called “synchrotron space", or longitudinal, and the stable phase oscillations are said These are translated into radial oscillations in energy around the synchronous phase (ps).
- the particle trajectory is accelerated for ⁇ ⁇ / 2, then decelerated to a point where the energy and the radius of curvature of the the trajectory passes through a minimum
- the particle is said to be "captured” if at this point it does not return to the cyclotron injection system
- the capture time interval depends on the general parameters of the synchro-cyclotron and the initial conditions in phase ⁇ .
- the particles perform radial oscillations of a given emittance beam.
- These oscillations are translated by precession movements of the centers of curvature of the trajectories of the particles around the magnetic center C of the accelerator, the displacements of these centers of curvature during the crossing of an accelerator space being always perpendicular to the direction of the electric field running through it. The period of this precession is dependent on the properties of the magnetic field, that is to say the wave number vr.
- this oscillation can correspond to about 100 turns of the particles in the accelerator.
- synchrotron oscillations In the horizontal plane, the particles perform phase oscillations, referred to as synchrotron oscillations, which are much slower. In known synchro-cyclotrons, these oscillations are carried out in several hundred turns of the particles in the accelerator.
- FIG. 1 illustrates the trajectories of particles in a synchro-cyclotron 100 according to the prior art, called "ideal", all the electrical symmetries of the acceleration electrodes 101, 102 being respected.
- a synchro-cyclotron accelerating the particles on a harmonic of rank h of the frequency HF the accelerating cavity, the theoretical geometric opening of the acceleration electrode corresponding to this cavity is k / h, with k odd, equal
- ions whose ratio Q / A is approximately equal to 0.5, two cavities in phase, or four accelerator spaces.
- electrical 105, 106, 107, 108 may be used.
- the normal component introduces an angular slip dy, visible in Figure 2, centers of curvature of the trajectories.
- the centers of curvature perform a rotational movement which is added to the betatronic movement of the centers of curvature described above.
- the acceleration of the ions before peeling on the harmonic of rank hl advantageously decentrates the centers of curvature of the trajectories of the ions, away from the magnetic center C. This makes it possible to ensure that after peeling, the movements of said centers of curvature avoid the particle injection device, preferably located in the central region of the accelerator.
- the acceleration of the ions on the harmonic of rank h2 makes it possible to obtain movements of the centers of curvature which precede around the magnetic center C with a residual amplitude making it possible to obtain acceptable yields for the extraction of the ions at high energy.
- the geometry of the accelerating spaces is decisive for the control of the movements of the centers of curvature, especially at low energy, where the effects of the electric fields are preponderant compared to those of the magnetic field. This is preferably obtained by shifting the energy gains in the accelerator spaces, that is to say by making the asymmetric accelerating electrodes and thus the angular openings of the accelerator spaces.
- the particle accelerator according to the invention may comprise at least one correction coil for controlling the centering of the centers of curvature of the ion trajectories, better at least two coils, the coil or coils producing a local disturbance of the guiding magnetic field. in the vicinity of the peeler.
- the correction coil or coils are advantageously placed between the accelerator spaces.
- the acceleration on the first harmonic of rank h I may have the consequence of displacing the centers of curvature of the trajectories of the ions in the direction opposite to the peeler.
- the centers of curvature of the trajectories of the peeled particles not being centered, after peeling, these centers initiate a circular motion.
- the geometry of the electrodes is advantageously chosen to limit the amplitude of this circular movement as soon as it is initiated.
- the index n - (dB / B) / (dR / R) (B being the magnetic field, R the radius) of the magnetic field to be low, the latter to be sufficiently flat in the center of the accelerator, the variation of the fast F RF frequency, and the RF voltage not too high.
- the invention further relates, in another of its aspects, the use in hadrontherapy accelerated ions by a particle accelerator according to the invention, and a hadrontherapy installation using such an accelerator.
- FIG. 1 previously described, illustrates the trajectories of the particles in an accelerator according to the prior art
- FIG. 2 previously described, represents the movements of the center of curvature of a particle trajectory during the crossing of an accelerator space in an accelerator according to the prior art
- FIG. 3 schematically represents an example of geometry of the electrodes of a particle accelerator according to the invention, which corresponds to section line B-B of FIG. 3A,
- FIG. 3A is a schematic and partial section along A-A of FIG.
- FIGS. 4 to 8 represent different stages in the evolution of the accelerated ion trajectories in the accelerator of FIG. 3 and the movement of their centers of curvature
- FIG. 9 is a view similar to FIG. 3 of an alternative embodiment of a particle accelerator according to the invention.
- FIG. 10 is a simulation illustrating the accelerated ion trajectories in the accelerator of FIG. 9, and
- FIG. 11 shows the distribution between the different charge states obtained on peeling, as a function of the energy per nucleon of a C 3+ incident ion.
- the particle accelerator 1 according to the invention is a synchro-cyclotron, intended, in this example, for the acceleration of light ions. multicharged such as He + , C 3+ , 0 4+ and Ne 5+ , but the invention is not limited to a particular type of accelerator or a particular type of ion at the inlet of the accelerator or exit from it.
- the accelerator 1 according to the invention can be produced according to a magnetic configuration with symmetry of revolution, being for example a conventional synchro-cyclotron or a cyclotron, or a periodic magnetic configuration with sectors, being for example a semi-cyclotron semi-cyclotron. isochronous or an isochronous cyclotron.
- the ions, charged to a first state of charge Ql, are injected into the median accelerator plane M of the accelerator, after being produced by a source internal or external to the accelerator 1, not shown.
- the acceleration electrodes 1 1, 12 are advantageously spatially modulated.
- the edges of the electrode 1 1 have in this example, two bends 1 l a. 1 lb on the side of the accelerator space 15, and two elbows 11c, l ld on the accelerator space side 18.
- the elbow l ia is concave outwardly of the electrode and the bend 11b is convex.
- the elbow 1 is convex outward and the elbow l ld concave.
- the edges of the electrode 12 have two elbows 12a, 12b on the side of the accelerator space 16, and three successive elbows 12c, 12d, 12e on the accelerator space side 17.
- the elbow 12a is concave and the elbow 12b is convex.
- the elbow 12c is concave, the elbow 12d convex and the 12th concave elbow.
- the elbows 11c and 12c are closer to the Z axis than the elbows 11b and 12b.
- the edges of the acceleration electrodes 11, 12 are substantially rectiiigne to larger radius, after the elbows 11a, 12a ldd and 12e.
- the peeler 20 is in the example at a distance from the Z axis between the distances to the Z axis of the elbows 11c and l ld.
- Elbows 11b and 12b, 11c and 12d lead to a substantially right angle change of orientation. It can be seen that the angular deviation around the Z axis between the accelerator spaces 1 7 and 18 tends to increase when the radius increases, as well as for the accelerator spaces 15 and 16.
- the elbow 1d is at an intermediate ordinate between those elbows 12c and 12d.
- the ordinates of the elbows 12a and 12d are substantially opposite.
- the angle between the substantially rectiiigne portions beyond elbows 11a and 12a is substantially 90 °. It is the same for substantially rectiiignes portions beyond elbows 1 ld and 12e.
- the accelerating cavity 13 is configured to accelerate the ions to a first harmonic hl its RF frequency, for example the harmonic of rank 4.
- the acceleration on a first row of harmonic hla result of moving the ion trajectory of the centers of curvature in the direction opposite to the peeler 20.
- the '+' and '- represent the peaks of the oscillation of the voltage HF feeding the accelerating cavity 13.
- the ions are advantageously out of phase with the radio frequency wave at the passages of the first and second accelerator spaces 15, 16, and are in phase during the passages third and fourth accelerator spaces 17, 18.
- the peeler 20 is configured to change the state of charge of the accelerated ions passing through it until a second state of electric charge Q2 is reached.
- the C 3+ ions are peeled until they become C 6+ ions.
- the ions can perform one or more passes through the peeler 20. As can be seen in FIG. 6, considering all the particles accelerated during the capture, a dispersion of the centers of curvature is obtained on the impacts on the peeler 20.
- the last ion trajectory before passing through the peeler 20 is denoted 'T a ', the path of the ions after peeling is noted 'T e '.
- the geometry of the third and fourth accelerator spaces 17, 18 is advantageously chosen to limit the amplitude of this circular motion as soon as it is initiated. As can be seen in FIG. 8, at greater radius, the accelerating spaces 15, 16, 17 and 18 finding a symmetry, the movement of the centers of curvature is partially damped.
- FIG. 9 An accelerator variant 1 of particles according to the invention is shown in FIG. 9.
- the electrode 1 1 has, in this example, on its edge two bends l ia, 11b on either side of the central region of the accelerator 1 and the electrode 12 has on its edge two successive bends 12a, 12b of the side of the space accelerator 16, the second bend 12b being of smaller opening than the first 12a, and a single bend 12c on the side of the accelerator space 17.
- the elbow l ia is outwardly concave, as well as the elbow 1 1 b.
- the elbow 12a is concave and the elbow 12b convex.
- the elbow 12c is concave.
- the accelerator 1 comprises two correction coils 30 and 31 for controlling the centering of the centers of curvature of the trajectories of the ions. These coils have a relatively small abscissa, smaller in absolute value than that of the elbow
- the ordinate of the coils is in absolute value, superior to that of the elbows.
- the centers of curvature of the trajectories of the ions move in the direction opposite to the peeler 20, taking into account the shape given to the electrodes.
- FIG. 11 represents the distribution of the population of carbon ions as a function of the energy per nucleon of the incident C 3+ ions, in a particle accelerator 1 according to the invention, obtained after passing through a peeler 20 comprising a carbon sheet, for example with a thickness of between 5 ⁇ g / cm 2 and 20 ⁇ g / cm 2 , especially equal to 10 ⁇ g / cm 2 .
- the curve Pi concerns the C 3+ ions, the P 2 curve the C 4+ ions, the P 3 curve, the C 5+ ions, and the P 4 C 6+ ions curve. These yield curves make it possible to define the energy obtained and therefore the position of the peeler 20 according to the desired level of energy.
- peeling yields at about 1 MeV / u, or about 10% are suitable for acceleration in a synchro-cyclotron at several hundred MeV / u of C 6+ ions produced from C 3+ ions from an internal PIG source, given the intensity of the beam required for treatment.
- peeling yield is increased by the fact that the ions preferably pass several times in the peeler 20.
- the injection of the particles to be accelerated in an accelerator 1 according to the invention can be carried out in various ways.
- This has the advantage of being able to increase the accelerated intensity, to be able to increase the lifetime of the particle sources for a given accelerated intensity, to be able to keep a source in reserve instantly available in case of problems on the other, or again to be able to use separate gases in the sources and thus avoid purging them.
- the number of revolutions made by the particles in the accelerator is, for example, between 50,000 and a few hundred thousand. of turns.
- the invention is not limited to the acceleration of light ions and applies to the acceleration of other heavier ions, for example argon ions. Accelerated particles using an accelerator according to the invention can be used in many applications, for example for the treatment of tumors, especially by high energy hadrontherapy.
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