| Abstract: | A compact particle accelerator having an input portion configured to
receive power to produce particles for acceleration, where the input
portion includes a switch, is provided. In a general embodiment, a vacuum
tube receives particles produced from the input portion at a first end,
and a plurality of wafer stacks are positioned serially along the vacuum
tube. Each of the plurality of wafer stacks include a dielectric and
metal-oxide pair, wherein each of the plurality of wafer stacks further
accelerate the particles in the vacuum tube. A beam shaper coupled to a
second end of the vacuum tube shapes the particles accelerated by the
plurality of wafer stacks into a beam and an output portion outputs the
beam. |