Beam position monitoring in the AGS Linac to Booster transfer line

Author

Shea, T.J. ; Brodowski, J. ; Witkover, R.

Author_Institution

Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton, NY, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

6-9 May 1991

Firstpage

1428

Abstract

A beam position monitor system has been developed and used in the commissioning of Brookhaven´s Linac-to-Booster transfer line. This line transports a chopped, RF modulated H/sup -/ beam from the 200-MeV Linac to the AGS Booster. Over a 15-dB dynamic range in beam current, the position monitor system provides a real-time, normalized position signal with an analog bandwidth of about 20 MHz. Seven directional coupler style pickups are installed in the line with each pickup sensing both horizontal and vertical position. A system overview is presented along with results from the commissioning experience.<>

Keywords

ion accelerators; linear accelerators; particle beam diagnostics; proton accelerators; synchrotrons; AGS Linac to Booster transfer line; beam current; commissioning; directional coupler style pickups; normalized position signal; position monitor system; Amplitude modulation; Control systems; Electrodes; Linear particle accelerator; Monitoring; Optical modulation; Phase modulation; Radio frequency; Stripline; Transfer functions;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAC.1991.164657

Filename

164657