SILAC® Siemens Industrial Linear Accelerator

SILAC®
Siemens Industrial Linear Accelerator
The SILAC® Linear Accelerator System is designed for
special Non Destructive Testing (NDT) applications and for
usage in scanning devices for cargo and vehicles in the
security sector.
Stationary and mobile types are available with a variable
set of energies in the range of 1 to 9 MeV photon radiation.
The SILAC® System is a compact module, which includes
all necessary components like linear accelerator, shielding,
magnetron, high frequency modulator, power supplies,
interfaces.
Additional and optional components such as external
supplies for hot and cold environment, or a collimator, are
available.
General information
The system can be equipped with 2 types of linear accelerator
for a wide energy range (6 MeV, 9 MeV maximum
Energy). The actual energy level can be varied by means
of software.
The energy is defined by the maximum electron energy of
the selected mode and generates a spectrum of photons
according to the corresponding Bremsstrahlung.
The modular design allows customized installations in a
stationary environment in bunkers or control areas as well
as mobile setups on trucks and non-stationary equipment.
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Three main components are combined in one module
design:
◾ An accelerator section
◾ An HF-generation section
◾ A control and interface section
On request, it’s possible to include collimators or additional
low leakage shielding.
Control of the entire system is possible by an external
user interface. This system software can be operated on
any standard Windows-computer or by SPS system on
customer site.
It is possible to vary many parameters at the software
control console like electron energy, pulse width, repetition
rate or beam current.
The integrated sensors for temperature, dose rate or
water flow and the predefined software and mode tables
supervise the status of the system at all times and produce
warning messages or trigger system interlocks to avoid
hazardous situations.