Title :
A superconducting linac for the energy amplifier
Author :
Ruggiero, Alessandro G.
Author_Institution :
AGS Dept., Brookhaven Nat. Lab., Upton, NY, USA
Abstract :
Because of the safer and more reliable mode of operation, a Superconducting Linac has been proposed as the proton beam accelerator which drives a nuclear plant based on the concept of the Energy Amplifier. An example based on the net generation of 400 MW (electric) is described. This requires a proton beam energy of 1 GeV with a continuous beam current of 10 mA, corresponding to a beam power of 10 MW. Two frequencies cases, 360 and 805 MHz, have been considered for the Linac design. Performance and cost comparison for the two cases are given
Keywords :
accelerator cavities; linear accelerators; proton accelerators; superconducting cavity resonators; 1 GeV; 10 MW; 360 MHz; 400 MW; 805 MHz; continuous beam current; cost comparison; energy amplifier; nuclear plant; proton beam accelerator; proton beam energy; superconducting linac; Acceleration; Cyclotrons; Granular superconductors; Linear particle accelerator; Neutrons; Particle beams; Proton accelerators; Radio frequency; Space charge; Superconducting magnets;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1997. Proceedings of the 1997
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4376-X
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1997.749946
