Magnetic Field Measuring System for Remapping the ORIC Magnetic Field

The Holifield Heavy Ion Research Facility will integrate a new 25 MV tandem electrostatic accelerator into the existing cyclotron laboratory which includes the Oak Ridge Isochronous Cyclotron (ORIC). 1 Computations of ion paths for beam injection from the new tandem into ORIC require field mapping in the regions traversed by the beam. Additional field data is also desired for the higher levels (~19 kG) now used for most heavy ion beams. The magnetic field measurement system uses 39 flip coil/current integrator sets with computer controlled data scanning. The coils are spaced radially at 1 inch intervals in an arm which can be rotated azimuthally in 2 degree increments. The entire flip coil assembly can be shifted to larger radii to measure fields beyond the pole boundary. Temperature stabilization of electronic circuitry permits a measurement resolution of ??1 gauss over a dynamic range of ??25,000 gauss. The system will process a scan of 8000 points in about one hour.