The development of the technique of generating high-voltage nanosecond pulses based on the effect of a nanosecond opening switch in semiconductor diodes gave the prerequisites for the development of nanosecond electron accelerators with a pulse-periodic operation mode. Such accelerators generate high-intensity large beams that have a strong biological effect. However, to create industrial accelerators and implement highly efficient radiation technologies, it is necessary to provide the required range of beam parameters, high reliability, and long life of accelerators.

This book describes the principles and design of repetitive nanosecond electron accelerators, as well as the development technologies and specific radiation technologies based on them. It discusses the application of the created accelerators in various branches of science and technology, in particular, for radiation sterilization and disinfection of medical and food products, correction of defects in solids, and radiation-chemical technologies. The book also covers the issues encountered in measuring the parameters of electron beams, monitoring parameters, and automating the control of accelerators.

Sergey Sokovnin is Head of the Electrophysical Technologies Group at the Institute of Electrophysics of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IEP UB RAS) and Professor at the Institute of Physics and Technology of the Ural Federal University, Russia. He graduated from the Tomsk Polytechnic Institute in 1983 (now Tomsk Polytechnic University) and then obtained a degree of candidate in 1994 and doctor of technical sciences (in electrophysics) in 2005. His main areas of scientific interests are materials science and radiation technologies.