학술논문

Conceptual design of a low-/spl beta/ SC proton linac
Document Type
Conference
Source
PACS2001. Proceedings of the 2001 Particle Accelerator Conference (Cat. No.01CH37268) Particle accelerator conference Particle Accelerator Conference, 2001. PAC 2001. Proceedings of the 2001. 5:3293-3295 vol.5 2001
Subject
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Nuclear Engineering
Robotics and Control Systems
Linear particle accelerator
Acceleration
Particle beams
Radio frequency
Life estimation
Solenoids
Power system reliability
Iron
Proton accelerators
Test facilities
Language
Abstract
In this paper we discuss the conceptual design of a low-/spl beta/ superconducting proton linac based on multi-gap spoke resonator structures. We have demonstrated the feasibility of using superconducting accelerating structures throughout a proton linac for high-peak current applications. The injection energy for this linac is assumed to be 6.7 MeV, which equals the output energy of the CW RFQ built for the Low-Energy Demonstration Accelerator now operating at Los Alamos. The beam is accelerated to 109 MeV using multi-gap spoke resonators. Both 2-gap and 3-gap cavities are used in three accelerating sections with geometric-/spl beta/ values, of 0.175, 0.2, and 0.34. Higher beam energies can be achieved by transitioning to elliptical superconducting cavities to further accelerate the beam. Preliminary beam dynamics simulation results are shown and discussed.