Title :
Challenges to the Fermilab linac and Booster accelerators
Author_Institution :
Fermi Nat. Accel. Lab., Batavia, IL, USA
Abstract :
A report on the challenges confronting the Fermilab Linac and Booster accelerators is presented. Plans to face those challenges are discussed. Historically, the Linac/Booster system has served only as an injector for the relatively low repetition rate Main Ring synchrotron. With construction of an 8 GeV target station for the 5 Hz MiniBooNE neutrino beam and requirements for rapid multi-batch injection into the Main Injector for the NUMI/MINOS experiment, the demand for 8 GeV protons will increase more than an order of magnitude above recent high levels. To meet this challenge, enhanced ion source performance, better Booster orbit control, a beam loss collimation/localization system, and improved diagnostics are among the items being pursued. Booster beam loss reduction and control are key to the entire near future Fermilab high energy physics program
Keywords :
beam handling equipment; booster injectors; ion optics; particle beam bunching; particle beam diagnostics; particle beam stability; proton accelerators; proton beams; synchrotrons; 5 Hz; 8 GeV; Booster orbit control; Fermilab Booster accelerator; Fermilab linear accelerator; Main Ring synchrotron; MiniBooNE neutrino beam; NUMI/MINOS experiment; beam loss collimation system; beam loss localization system; booster beam loss reduction; diagnostics; ion source performance; low repetition rate; rapid multibatch injection; target station; Acceleration; Ion sources; Linear particle accelerator; Neutrino sources; Particle beam injection; Particle beams; Performance loss; Protons; Structural beams; Synchrotrons;
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.2001.987838
