DONALD A. SWENSON
Chief Scientist
1208 Marigold Dr. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87122 |
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| EDUCATION: |
BS (Physics/Math) University of Alabama, 1953.
MS (Physics/Math) University of Minnesota, 1956.
Ph.D. (Physics/Math) University of Minnesota, 1958. |
| SUMMARY: |
43 years of practical experience with particle beam systems.
15 years as Principle Investigator of accelerator-based projects.
3 years as Professor of Physics, Texas A&M University.
70 technical publications (see partial list).
16 patents for accelerator and beam diagnostic systems (see list). |
PROFESSIONAL
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: |
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| 1992-Present |
Linac Systems
Invention of the RFD Linac Structure.
Development of Wire Shadow Emittance Scanner.
Development of Linac Systems for Practical Applications.
Development of Particle Beam-Line Components.
Development of Accelerator Development Computer Codes.
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| 1991 - 1992 |
Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory (SSCL)
General Advice on the Design of the 600-MeV Linac.
Organization of the Microwave Measurements Laboratory
Contribution to Design of the Coupled-Cavity Linac.
Contribution to Design of Inter-Linac Matching Sections.
Contribution to Beam Diagnostics, Instrumentation and Control. |
| 1986 - 1991 |
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
Development of Practical RFQ Linac Designs.
Invention of the Four-Finger RFQ Linac Structure.
Invention of the Plane-Wave-Transformer (PWT) Linac.
Design and Fabrication of Disk-and-Washer Linac.
Invention and Development of the RFQ Lens
Practical Fabrication Scheme for Superconducting RFQ Linac.
Invention of the Segmented-Vane RFQ Linac Structure. |
| 1983 - 1986 |
Texas A&M University (TAMU)
Visiting Professor of Physics
RFQ Linac Design Code - RFQSCOPE.
User Interfaces for the SUPERFISH, POISSON, and PANDIRA Codes.
Early work on Ion-Implantation RFQ Linacs.
Invention of the Coaxial-Pulse-Line Accelerator.
First Paper on Superconducting RFQ Linacs. |
| 1964 - 1983 |
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
Design and Development of the LAMPF Drift-Tube Linac.
Invention of the Post-Coupler Field Stabilization Technique.
Continued Development of the PARMILA Code.
Development of Slit-Based Beam Emittance Scanner.
Development of the DT Measurement Technique.
Development of User-Interface to LAMPF Comp. Control System.
Principle Investigator for the PIGMI Program (5 years).
Investigation of Alternation-Phase-Focused Linac Structures.
Contributions to the Development of the PARMTEQ Code.
Identified Funneling as important for Intense Particle Beams.
Designed and Built the First RFQ Linac in the Western World. |
| 1958 - 1964 |
Midwestern Universities Research Association (MURA)
Linac Design and Beam Dynamics Code - PARMILA.
Development of Beam Diagnostic Techniques.
Observation of the Negative-Mass Instability. |
| 1953 - 1958 |
University of Minnesota (U-of-M)
Research Asst., U-of-M Linear Accelerator Laboratory, from 1954.
Ph.D. dissertation, "Proton-Proton Scattering at 40 MeV", 1958. |
| AREAS OF EXPERTISE: |
Particle accelerator systems, rf cavity structures, rf cavity measurements,
rf cavity mode spectra, electromagnetic field calculation, particle beam
dynamic, particle beam diagnostics, rf power systems, and accelerator control
systems. |
| AFFILIATIONS: |
American Physical Society,
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. |
APPOINTMENTS/ HONORS/
RECOGNITIONS:
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Visiting Scientist, CERN, 1960-1961.
Sabbatical (Japan, Russia, Switzerland) 1973-1974.
IR-100 Award, "Radio-Frequency Quadruple Linac", 1980.
Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1981-1983.
Sabbatical (Japan, England) 1981.
Best Technical Paper Award, SAIC, 1990. |
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