The upgrade project for the RF system for the Brookhaven AGS

Author

Brennan, J.M. ; Ciardullo, D.J. ; Hayes, T. ; Meth, M. ; McNerney, A.J. ; Otis, A. ; Pirkl, W. ; Sanders, R. ; Spitz, R. ; Toldo, F. ; Zaltsman, A.

Author_Institution

AGS Dept., Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton, NY, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

17-20 May 1993

Firstpage

1241

Abstract

The AGS operates a varied program of proton, heavy ion, and polarized proton acceleration for fixed-target experiments and will soon serve as the injector of these beams into the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, RHIC. The new Booster synchrotron extends the range of intensities and masses that can be accelerated. The 1.5 GeV injection energy increases the space charge limit by a factor of four to more than 6 x 10¹³ protons per pulse. To accommodate the increased beam current the RF system will be upgraded to provide more power and lower impedance to the beam. The flexibility of the RF system will also be enhanced by virtue of a new RF beam control system and installation of individual tuning servos for the ten RF cavities

Keywords

beam handling techniques; ion accelerators; physical instrumentation control; proton accelerators; servomotors; space charge; synchrotrons; tuning; 1.5 GeV; Booster synchrotron; Brookhaven AGS; RF beam control system; RF cavities; RF system; RHIC; Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider; beam current; fixed-target experiments; heavy ion acceleration; injection energy; injector; polarized proton acceleration; space charge limit; tuning servos; upgrade project; Acceleration; Colliding beam accelerators; Colliding beam devices; Particle beam injection; Particle beams; Polarization; Protons; Radio frequency; Space charge; Synchrotrons;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Particle Accelerator Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the 1993

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1203-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1993.308631

Filename

308631