Title :
The conventional facilities requirements for the SNS linac
Author :
Tallerico, P. ; Crow, M. ; Guthrie, A. ; Johnson, G. ; Schubert, J.
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
Abstract :
The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) linac has a high gradient and 2 MW of beam power, and it therefore requires substantial RF power and cooling. There are 94 klystrons in its RF system, a large number for a proton linac. The optimization process and logic that lead to the klystron, transmitter, and power supply sizes is discussed. We also describe the requirements for building and tunnel area, electrical power, and water for this system. The trade-off decisions between low capital cost, low operating cost, and good maintainability are described
Keywords :
accelerator RF systems; beam handling equipment; cooling; klystrons; linear accelerators; proton accelerators; proton beams; 2 MW; RF cooling; SNS linear accelerator; Spallation Neutron Source; beam power; high acclerator gradient; high-power accelerator; klystrons; maintainability; optimization process; power supply; proton linac; radiofrequency power; transmitter; Cooling; Costs; Klystrons; Linear particle accelerator; Logic; Neutrons; Power supplies; Protons; Radio frequency; Transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 2001. PAC 2001. Proceedings of the 2001
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7191-7
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.2001.988116
