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N. Tsoupas, M. S. Zucker, T. E. Ward, C. L. Snead, Jr.
Nuclear Science and Engineering | Volume 126 | Number 1 | May 1997 | Pages 71-79
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/NSE97-A24458
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The transverse intensity distribution of a beam emerging from a linear accelerator can be described well by a two-dimensional Gaussian function with elliptical contours. A method is presented that utilizes third-order optics to modify this Gaussian beam distribution and to produce at a given location along the beam direction a more uniform beam, which also is confined within a prescribed rectangular area.