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Area of Science:

  • Food Science
  • Particle Accelerator Technology
  • Radiation Sterilization

Background:

  • Rising food poisoning incidents necessitate advanced sterilization methods.
  • Current reliance on radioactive isotopes for food processing presents challenges.
  • Electron and gamma-ray sterilization technologies are gaining traction in the food industry.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop compact industrial continuous wave linear accelerators for food sterilization.
  • To present the performance of the initial accelerator section.
  • To outline the design of subsequent accelerator sections.

Main Methods:

  • Development of compact industrial continuous wave linear accelerators.
  • Acceleration of 15 keV gun electrons to relativistic energies using a linear accelerator section.

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  • Design and construction of subsequent accelerator sections.

    • Main Results:

    • The first section successfully accelerated electrons to relativistic energies.
    • The developed linear accelerator technology offers variable electron energies (starting from 600 keV) and beam power (starting from 30 kW).

    Conclusions:

    • Compact linear accelerators show promise as an alternative to radioactive isotopes for food sterilization.
    • The developed technology can enhance food safety and processing efficiency.
    • Further development and construction of subsequent accelerator sections are underway.