Title :
A pinger system for the Los Alamos Proton Storage Ring
Author :
Hardek, T.W. ; Thiessen, H.A.
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
Abstract :
Developers at the Proton Storage Ring have long desired a modulator and electrode combination capable of kicking the 800 MeV proton beam enough to conduct tune measurements with full intensity beams. To provide tune data at any time throughout the accumulation cycle, a pinger system has been developed. In addition, to tune data the system described here can provide a series of kicks synchronized with the area between bunches. A 4 m electrode has been designed and constructed for this purpose. The design is flexible in that the electrode may be split in the center and rotated in order to provide vertical and horizontal electrodes each 2 m long. In addition, two solid-state pulse modulators that can provide 10 kV in burst mode at up to 700 kHz have been purchased. This hardware and its intended use are described.<>
Keywords :
beam handling equipment; proton accelerators; storage rings; Los Alamos Proton Storage Ring; accumulation cycle; electrode; full intensity beams; kicking; modulator; pinger system; proton beam; solid-state pulse modulators; tune measurements; Electrodes; Hardware; Intensity modulation; Optical modulation; Particle beam measurements; Particle beams; Protons; Pulse modulation; Solid state circuits; Storage rings;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1991. Accelerator Science and Technology., Conference Record of the 1991 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0135-8
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1991.164472
