Inventors:
Floyd Del McDaniel - Denton TX
James M. Potter - Los Alamos NM
Gan Li - Dallas TX
Assignee:
International Isotopes, Inc. - Denton TX
International Classification:
H01J 3720
US Classification:
315500, 315505, 315110, 250430, 2504971
Abstract:
A thin vacuum valve for particle accelerator beam lines comprising of a frame, a slide, a shaft, a first clamp, and preferably a second clamp, which is easily constructed from highly electrically conductive material and presents substantially smooth, flat surfaces towards adjacent particle accelerator component. The frame has first and second surfaces respectively facing toward the two adjacent particle accelerator system components, the first surface including a slide slot. A frame orifice extends through the frame between the first and second surfaces, preferably at the slide slot, and is positioned and sized on the frame to permit passage of a particle beam generated by the particle accelerator system along a beam line The slide is housed substantially within the slide slot and is movable between a first position and a second position along a slide axis. In the first position, the slide permits a particle beam to pass through the slide orifice and through the frame orifice along the beam line. In the second position, the slide prevents a particle beam from passing through the frame via the frame aperture.