ABSTRACT
The microtron is usually a pulsed accelerator as it is necessary to feed to the accelerating cavity a rather high microwave power — about 300-400 kW — but there is nothing restricting the machine from operating in continuous wave regime. The conventional microtron operates with the repetition rate 100-1000 Hz and a pulse length of some microseconds; the average power of the accelerated beam is of some kW and energy up to 30MeV. The size and weight of the microtron are comparatively small — the diameter of the magnet is about 1-1.5 m, the weight ~ 1500 kg. Figure 2.1 is a basic diagram of a microtron.
