Multiple single bunch extraction to the AGS switchyard

Author

Brown, K.A. ; Ahrens, L. ; Gassner, D. ; Glenn, J.W. ; Roser, T. ; Smith, G. ; Tsoupas, N. ; van Asselt, W. ; Zeno, K.

Author_Institution

Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton, NY, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

6/23/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1514

Abstract

In this report we will describe the multiple single bunch extraction system as utilized to deliver beams to the Brookhaven´s Alternating Gradient Synchrotron (AGS) switchyard area. We will describe modifications of the AGS switchyard, necessary to allow it to accept bunched beam, and results of the first commissioning of this system. The AGS Switchyard has for many years been used to simultaneously deliver (unbunched) resonant extracted beam to a set of fixed target experiments. In order to accommodate new fixed target experiments which require bunched beams, a method of sending the bunched beams to the AGS Switchyard was required. In addition, by using the AGS switchyard instead of the upstream section of the Brookhaven´s Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) injection line the accelerators can be reconfigured quickly and efficiently for filling RHIC. We will present results of the commissioning of this system, which was done in January 2001

Keywords

accelerator magnets; electromagnets; nuclear bombardment targets; particle beam bunching; particle beam dynamics; particle beam extraction; proton accelerators; proton beams; synchrotrons; AGS switchyard; Brookhaven Alternating Gradient Synchrotron; accelerators; bunched beam; commissioning; fixed target experiments; multiple single bunch extraction; unbunched resonant extracted beam; Colliding beam accelerators; Filling; Ion accelerators; Laboratories; Magnetic switching; Particle beams; Protons; Resonance; Switches; Synchrotrons;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 2001. PAC 2001. Proceedings of the 2001

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7191-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.2001.986732

Filename

986732