Generation of multiple bipolar voltage pulses for a phase rotation LIA

In the year 2000, a design concept of a Neutrino Factory based on Muon Storage Ring was studied at FNAL. To treat high energy spread of muons that come out of a target and decay channel and are to be accelerated before they go into the storage ring, a phase rotating scheme using a long-pulse accelerating system has been proposed. In this system the accelerating voltage is to be shaped to correct the energy spread. To implement this approach, the pulse power system has been suggested that allows forming a bipolar accelerating voltage pulse with the predefined shape. This report addresses some issues of the pulse shape optimization and describes main features of the accelerating system comprising an accelerating structure similar to that of a linear induction accelerator (LIA) and a pulser that drives it.