A national CW GeV electron microtron laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory proposes to build a CW GeV electron microtron (GEM) laboratory as a national user facility. The microtron accelerator was chosen as technology to generate the electron beams required for the research because of the advantages of superior beam quality, low capital and operating costs and capability of furnishing beams of several energies and intensities simultaneously. A complete technical description of the conceptual design for a six-sided CW microtron (hexatron) is presented. The hexatron and three experimental areas will be housed in a well-shielded complex of existing buildings that provide all utilities and services required for an advanced accelerator and an active research program at a significant cost savings. Beam lines were designed to accommodate the transport polarized beams to each area.