Master's thesis introduces the implementation of a simple medical particle accelerator model, representing the basic principles and structure of the real particle accelerator. I got the inspiration for building of particle accelerator model at Cosylab company, where I was as a student actively involved in development of some particle accelerator components. Besides the description of the accelerator model's structure, thesis also presents history and development of accelerators, various particle accelerators nowadays and detailed structure of a synchrotron accelerator.
Scaled medical synchrotron accelerator model consists of parts and components which represent the real particle accelerator systems in an easy understandable way. Source of the particles is implemented with a solenoid that launches the ferromagnetic ball. Ferromagnetic ball represents a particle, that is accelerated through the vacuum tubes of an accelerator. Ball is accelerated by the accelerating cavities made of laminated copper windings. Those windings are long hollow coils inside of which the magnetic field is generated if connected to an electrical current. Vacuum tube is represented by a transparent acrylic plastic tube, which allows better insight into the tube and better view of ball acceleration. System also consists of a ball position measurement with optical sensors and temperature measurement of critical points of the system. Current is measured via shunt resistors and controlled through MOSFET transistors. Cooling system consists of two fans, which are located at the critical points of the system.
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