Proton beam verification using RF power measurement data for a cw radiofrequency quadrupole linac

Author

Bolme, G.O. ; Hansborough, L.D. ; Hardek, T.W. ; Hodgkins, D.J. ; Keffeler, D.R. ; Sherman, J.D. ; Smith, H.V. ; Stevens, R.R. ; Young, L.M. ; Zaugg, T.J. ; Arvin, A.H. ; Bolt, A.S. ; Richards, M.C. ; Balleyguier, P.P. ; Kamperschroer, J.H.

Author_Institution

Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

1444

Abstract

A cw radiofrequency quadrupole (RFQ) LINAC section and klystrode based RF system was obtained from the Chalk River Laboratories and was recommissioned at LANL to conduct demonstration proton beam experiments in support of a spallation neutron source driver for tritium production. A variation of the Low Energy Demonstration Accelerator (LEDA) proton injector, modified to operate at 50 keV, was mated to the RFQ and was operated to support the high current (up to 100 mA), proton beam advance studies for the Accelerator Production of Tritium (APT) program. Detailed measurements and calibrations of the RFQ at both low and high power provided the corroborating data to other available beam measurements for verification of the accelerator design

Keywords

accelerator RF systems; linear accelerators; particle beam diagnostics; proton accelerators; 100 mA; 50 keV; Accelerator Production of Tritium program; LEDA; Low Energy Demonstration Accelerator; RF power measurement data; cw radiofrequency quadrupole linac; klystrode based RF system; proton beam advance studies; proton beam verification; proton injector; spallation neutron source driver; tritium production; Calibration; Laboratories; Linear particle accelerator; Neutrons; Particle beams; Power measurement; Production systems; Proton accelerators; Radio frequency; Rivers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the 1999

Conference_Location

New York, NY

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5573-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1999.795576

Filename

795576