Abstract:
Electrons energy distribution of FlashⅡ accelerator was calculated using current and voltage. The Monte Carlo Nparticle transport code was used for the radiation simulation, and the influence of target thickness and structure on X-ray parameters was simulated. The numerical results indicate that the average energy of photons increases with tantalum target thickness, and the conversion efficiency of X-ray has a maximum value. The ratio of total energy of photons to forward electrons distinctly decreases when polythene materials are added behind tantalum target. As an example, for 20 μm tantalum and 3 mm polythene targets, the average energy of photons is 102.68 keV, X-ray energy is 88.62 J which is greater than 0.02 J of the forward electrons energy, and the conversion efficiency is 0.57%. One composite target was designed for Flash-Ⅱ accelerator based on the simulation results and engineering conditions, and the simulation results agree well with the measured data.