Title :
High-power linac for the spallation neutron source
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos Nat. Lab., Los Alamos, NM, USA
Abstract :
The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) will be the world´s most intens!;: source of neutrons for fundamental science and industrial applications. In this paper, we review the physics requirements, design, construction, installation, and first commissioning results of the I-GeV, 1.4-MW average power RF linac for SNS. The overall project is 82 % complete, with most of the linac hardware manufactured and delivered to the SNS site. Commissioning of the first drift tube linac tanks was a success. Approximately 100 % of the beam was transmitted at full average current while achieving the emittance goal of less than 0.3 π mm-mrad.
Keywords :
accelerator RF systems; high energy physics instrumentation computing; linear accelerators; neutron sources; Iinac hardware; RF Iinac; SNS; and drift tube Iinac; electron volt energy 1 GeV; fundamental science; high-power linac; industrial applications; physics requirements; power 1.4 MW; spallation neutron source; Klystrons; Maintenance engineering; Power measurement; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
High-Power Particle Beams (BEAMS 2004), 2004 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
St. Petersburg
Print_ISBN :
978-5-87911-088-3
