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SM/EB-29
Low Voltage, Hermetically Sealed Electron Beam Accelerator for Industrial Applications
A.L. Testoni, S. Walther, and S. Norasetthekul
Advanced Electron Beams, Inc., Wilmington, United States of America
Corresponding Author: atestoni@aeb.com
Three types of hermetically sealed, low voltage electron beam accelerators and novel solid state
power supply/control systems have been developed by Advanced Electron Beams. These accelerators
produce uniform, unscanned electron beams through the unique management of the thermionic
emitter profile and vacuum body shape. The power density of the accelerators range from 0.02 to
0.2 kW per square centimetre with accelerating voltages ranging from 60 to 150 kV and extracted
electron currents of 1 to 30 mA. A wide variety of in-process-line industrial applications have
been implemented and continue to be developed for these accelerators including: curing of high
density and/or high opacity thin films; cross-linking or chain scission of thermoplastic films; pre-fill
disinfestation of food and beverage packaging; sterilization of medical devices and pharmaceutical
container surfaces; and the active treatment of air streams for pollution abatement and bioburden
remediation. This paper will describe the design of the three emitters and the methods of
application implementation.
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