Title :
Design considerations for a superconducting linac as an option for the ESS
Abstract :
An approach for a superconducting high-current proton linac for the ESS has been discussed as an option in the “Proposal for a Next Generation Neutron Source for Europe-the European Spallation Source (ESS)”. The following work studies the technical and economic conditions for a superconducting linac at the high-energy end of the proposed accelerator system. The use of superconducting elliptical cavities for the acceleration of high-energetic particles β=v/c-1 is certainly state of the art. This is documented by many activities (TJNAF, TESLA, LEP, LHC, and KEK). A design study for the cavities is described in another paper on this conference. For low energy particles (β≪1) quarter wave type cavities and spoke-type cavities have been discussed. The main motivation for this study is the expectation of significant cost reduction in terms of operational and possibly investment cost
Keywords :
accelerator cavities; linear accelerators; proton accelerators; superconducting cavity resonators; ESS; European Spallation Source; design considerations; high-current proton linac; quarter wave type cavities; spoke-type cavities; superconducting elliptical cavities; superconducting linac; Acceleration; Costs; Electronic switching systems; Investments; Large Hadron Collider; Linear particle accelerator; Neutrons; Particle accelerators; Power generation economics; Proton accelerators;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the 1999
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5573-3
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1999.792366
