Title :
A CCD camera probe for a superconducting cyclotron
Author :
Marti, F. ; Blue, R. ; Kuchar, J. ; Nolen, J.B. ; Sherrill, B. ; Yurkon, J.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Superconducting Cyclotron Lab., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
Abstract :
The authors developed a probe for a K1200 superconducting cyclotron based on a charge coupled device (CCD) TV camera that works in a 6 T magnetic field. The camera looks at the beam spot on a scintillating screen. The TV image is processed by a frame grabber that digitizes and displays the image in pseudocolor in real time. This probe has much better resolution that traditional probes. Beams can be seen with total currents as low as 0.1 pA, with a position resolution of about 0.05 mm.<>
Keywords :
CCD image sensors; cyclotrons; ion accelerators; particle beam diagnostics; CCD camera probe; K1200 superconducting cyclotron; beam monitoring; charge coupled device; frame grabber; particle beam diagnostics; position resolution; pseudocolor; scintillating screen; Cameras; Charge coupled devices; Charge-coupled image sensors; Cyclotrons; Laboratories; Magnetic fields; Magnetic heads; Probes; Superconducting filaments and wires; TV;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1991. Accelerator Science and Technology., Conference Record of the 1991 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0135-8
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1991.164567
