Title :
Accelerator for the production of tritium (APT)
Author :
Wilson, M.T. ; Bhatia, T.S. ; Guy, F.W. ; Neuschaefer, G.H. ; Wangler, T.P. ; Young, L.M.
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
Abstract :
A collaborative study by Los Alamos and Brookhaven National Laboratories investigating a facility to produce tritium for the USA´s defense needs indicates that a 1.6-GeV, 250-mA proton accelerator is required. A reference design of this accelerator starts with two parallel 125-keV injectors feeding the 350-MHz radio-frequency quadrupoles that funnel at 2.5-MeV into a 700-MHz drift-tube linac. This then injects at 100 MeV into a 1400-MHz side-coupled linac. The accelerator will cost about $1.2B and require 746 MW of electricity. The accelerator components, the control and diagnostics, and the accelerator facility are discussed, and design considerations are presented
Keywords :
linear accelerators; particle beam diagnostics; proton accelerators; tritium; 1.6 GeV; 100 MeV; 125 keV; 1400 MHz; 2.5 MeV; 350 MHz; 746 MW; APT; RFQs; T; accelerator components; accelerator facility; control; design considerations; diagnostics; drift-tube linac; proton accelerator; radio-frequency quadrupoles; side-coupled linac; tritium production; Collaboration; Laboratories; Linear particle accelerator; Lithium; Particle accelerators; Particle beams; Plasma temperature; Production; Proton accelerators; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1989. Accelerator Science and Technology., Proceedings of the 1989 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1989.73242
