Title :
Kicker thyratron experience from SLC
Author :
Donaldson, A.R. ; Cassel, R.L. ; Mattison, T.S. ; Reginato, L.L.
Author_Institution :
SLAC, Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
The SLAC (Stanford Linear Accelerator Center) Linear Collider has five kickers for the damping ring injectors, extractors, and the electron extractor for the positron target that use multigap deuterium-filled thyratrons. The thyratrons operate with 30-70-kV anode voltages and 1-5-kA currents, to deliver pulses to kicker magnets with approximately=30-ns risetimes and up to approximately=150-ns pulse widths at 120 Hz. Operating and lifetime experience with several types of thyratrons and support electronics is discussed. Floating driver and power supply electronics were replaced by a ferrite choke isolator to allow grounding of the cathode support electronics with a commensurate increase in operating reliability.<>
Keywords :
beam handling equipment; linear accelerators; thyratrons; SLC; damping ring injectors; electron extractor; ferrite choke isolator; kicker magnets; kicker thyratron; multigap deuterium-filled thyratrons; positron target; power supply electronics; pulse widths; support electronics; Anodes; Damping; Electrons; Linear accelerators; Magnets; Positrons; Pulsed power supplies; Space vector pulse width modulation; Thyratrons; Voltage;
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.1991.165222
