The GA PEAcH: A Portable Electrostatic Accelerator*

In collaboration with the University of North Georgia, we are constructing a portable electrostatic ion accelerator at Georgia College. It will use a model 2JA066280 R.F. ion source from National Electrostatics Corporation to produce ions from gaseous elements and a model AU-100N1 100 kV power supply to produce the accelerating voltage. The linear accelerator will be less than 2 meters in length. The beam energy will be roughly determined by the acceleration voltage. Low energy proton-induced fusion reactions are envisioned for both pure and applied physics research. One potential application is to use the 17 MeV $\gamma$-ray from the $^7Li(p,\gamma)^8Be$ reaction to help calibrate $\gamma$-ray detectors at the Hi$\gamma$s facility.