The present invention relates to an RF system (1) able to generate a voltage for accelerating charged particles in a synchrocyclotron, the RF system (1) including a resonant cavity (2) comprising a conducting enclosure (5) within which are placed a conducting pillar (3) of which a first end is linke
The present invention relates to an RF system (1) able to generate a voltage for accelerating charged particles in a synchrocyclotron, the RF system (1) including a resonant cavity (2) comprising a conducting enclosure (5) within which are placed a conducting pillar (3) of which a first end is linked to an accelerating electrode (4) able to accelerate the charged particles, a rotary variable capacitor (10) coupled between a second end opposite from the first end of the pillar (3) and the conducting enclosure (5), the said capacitor (10) comprising fixed electrodes (11) and a rotor (13) comprising mobile electrodes (12), the fixed electrodes (11) and the mobile electrodes (12) forming a variable capacitance able to vary a resonant frequency of the resonant cavity (2) in a cyclic manner over time, an exterior layer of the rotor (13) having a conductivity of greater than 20,000,000 S/m at 300 K. At least one part of the exterior surface (15) of the rotor (13) is a surface possessing a normal total emissivity of greater than 0.5 and less than 1, thereby allowing better cooling of the rotor and/or making it possible to dispense with a system for cooling the rotor by conduction and/or by convection.
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1. An RF system able to generate a voltage for accelerating charged particles in a synchrocyclotron, the RF system including a resonant cavity comprising a conducting enclosure within which are placed: a conducting pillar of which a first end is linked to an accelerating electrode able to accelerate
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An RF system able to generate a voltage for accelerating charged particles in a synchrocyclotron, the RF system including a resonant cavity comprising a conducting enclosure within which are placed: a conducting pillar of which a first end is linked to an accelerating electrode able to accelerate the charged particles; anda rotary variable capacitor coupled between a second end opposite from the first end of the pillar and the conducting enclosure, the capacitor comprising fixed electrodes and a rotor comprising mobile electrodes, the fixed electrodes and the mobile electrodes forming a variable capacitance able to vary a resonant frequency of the resonant cavity in a cyclic manner over time, an exterior layer of the rotor having a conductivity of greater than 20,000,000 S/m at 300 K;wherein at least one part of an exterior surface of the rotor facing an interior surface of the conducting enclosure possesses a normal total emissivity of greater than or equal to 0.5 and less than 1, at 300 K, and wherein the at least one part of the exterior surface of the rotor or the at least one part of the interior surface of the conducting enclosure is made of a conducting diamagnetic material or a semi-conducting diamagnetic material. 2. The RF system of claim 1, wherein the rotor is not cooled by forced convection of a fluid in direct contact with the rotor. 3. The RF system of claim 1, further comprising a first means and a second means for cooling the conducting enclosure by forced convection, the second means being additional to the first means and being situated at the level of the rotor. 4. The RF system of claim 1, wherein the at least one part of the exterior surface of the rotor and the at least one part of the interior surface of the conducting enclosure are from one and the same material. 5. An RF system able to generate a voltage for accelerating charged particles in a synchrocyclotron, the RF system including a resonant cavity comprising a conducting enclosure within which are placed: a conducting pillar of which a first end is linked to an accelerating electrode able to accelerate the charged particles; anda rotary variable capacitor coupled between a second end opposite from the first end of the pillar and the conducting enclosure, the capacitor comprising fixed electrodes and a rotor comprising mobile electrodes, the fixed electrodes and the mobile electrodes forming a variable capacitance able to vary a resonant frequency of the resonant cavity in a cyclic manner over time, an exterior layer of the rotor having a conductivity of greater than 20,000,000 S/m at 300 K;wherein at least one part of an interior surface of the conducting enclosure facing an exterior surface of the rotor possesses a normal total emissivity of greater than or equal to 0.5 and less than 1, at 300 K, and wherein the at least one part of the exterior surface of the rotor or the at least one part of the interior surface of the conducting enclosure is made of a conducting diamagnetic material or a semi-conducting diamagnetic material. 6. The RF system of claim 5, wherein the rotor is not cooled by forced convection of a fluid in direct contact with the rotor. 7. The RF system of claim 5, further comprising a first means and a second means for cooling the conducting enclosure by forced convection, the second means being additional to the first means and being situated at the level of the rotor. 8. The RF system of claim 5, wherein the at least one part of the exterior surface of the rotor and the at least one part of the interior surface of the conducting enclosure are from one and the same material. 9. A process for manufacturing an RF system able to generate a voltage for accelerating charged particles in a synchrocyclotron, the RF system including a resonant cavity comprising a conducting enclosure within which are placed: a conducting pillar of which a first end is linked to an accelerating electrode able to accelerate the charged particles; anda rotary variable capacitor coupled between a second end opposite from the first end of the pillar and the conducting enclosure, the capacitor comprising fixed electrodes and a rotor comprising mobile electrodes, the fixed electrodes and the mobile electrodes forming a variable capacitance able to vary a resonant frequency of the resonant cavity in a cyclic manner over time, an exterior layer of the rotor having a conductivity of greater than 20,000,000 S/m at 300 K;wherein the process comprises applying a surface treatment to at least one part of an exterior surface of the rotor or to at least one part of an interior surface of the conducting enclosure to substantially increase a normal total emissivity, respectively, of the at least one part of the exterior surface of the rotor facing the interior surface of the conducting enclosure or of the at least one part of the interior surface of the conducting enclosure facing the exterior surface of the rotor; andwherein applying the surface treatment comprises overlaying at least one part of the exterior layer of the rotor or the at least one part of the interior surface of the conducting enclosure with a layer consisting of a conducting diamagnetic material or of a semi-conducting diamagnetic material, and in that the exterior surface of the layer consisting of the conducting diamagnetic material or of the semi-conducting diamagnetic material possesses a normal total emissivity of greater than or equal to 0.5 and less than 1, at 300 K. 10. The manufacturing process of claim 9, wherein at least one part of the exterior layer of the rotor or the at least one part of the interior surface of the conducting enclosure is made of copper, and wherein applying the surface treatment comprises oxidizing at least one part of the exterior surface of the at least one part of the exterior layer of the rotor. 11. The manufacturing process of claim 9, wherein at least one part of the exterior layer of the rotor or the at least one part of the interior surface of the conducting enclosure is made of copper, and wherein applying the surface treatment comprises mechanically increasing the roughness of at least one part of the exterior surface of the at least one part of the exterior layer of the rotor. 12. The manufacturing process of claim 9, wherein applying the surface treatment comprises overlaying at least one part of the exterior layer of the rotor or the at least one part of the interior surface of the conducting enclosure with a layer comprising a material chosen from among graphite carbon, carbon nanotubes, silicon carbide, platinum black or carbon black. 13. The manufacturing process of claim 9, wherein the at least one part of the exterior surface of the rotor and the at least one part of the interior surface of the conducting enclosure are from one and the same material. 14. The manufacturing process of claim 9, wherein the rotor is not cooled by forced convection of a fluid in direct contact with the rotor. 15. The manufacturing process of claim 9, wherein at least one part of the exterior layer of the rotor or the at least one part of the interior surface of the conducting enclosure is made of copper, and wherein applying the surface treatment comprises oxidizing at least one part of the exterior surface of the at least one part of the exterior layer of the rotor. 16. The manufacturing process of claim 9, wherein at least one part of the exterior layer of the rotor or the at least one part of the interior surface of the conducting enclosure is made of copper, and wherein applying the surface treatment comprises mechanically increasing the roughness of at least one part of the exterior surface of the at least one part of the exterior layer of the rotor.
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