Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the 1999
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5573-3
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1999.795576
