Title :
Kicker magnet switching technology
Author_Institution :
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
Abstract :
Because of space charge limitations high energy particle beam facilities comprise a series of coupled machines where particles are successively accelerated to higher energies. Kicker magnets are the fast beam switching devices which permit high efficiency transfer of these particle beams from one circular accelerator to the next. The author describes the switching processes of kicker magnets. The pulse durations for kicker excitations do not exceed the beam circulation time in the synchrotron which is in the range 600-2100 ns
Keywords :
beam handling techniques; electromagnets; magnetic switching; particle accelerator accessories; 600 to 2100 ns; beam circulation time; fast beam switching devices; high energy particle beam facilities; kicker magnets; particle accelerators; synchrotron;
Conference_Titel :
Pulsed Power Applications, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
