Title :
Initial Operation of a 100% Duty Factor 3 MeV Alvarez Linac
Author :
Ungrin, J. ; Brown, J.C. ; Chidley, B.G. ; McMichael, G.E. ; Schriber, S.O.
Author_Institution :
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories Chalk River, Ontario KOJ 1JO
fDate :
6/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A 100% duty factor 3 MeV Alvarez linac at the Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories has been successfully rf conditioned. A buncher has been commissioned and cw proton beams up to 1.2 mA have been accelerated to 3 MeV. Renewed experiments on drift tube stem mountings show stem currents to be the major cause of bellows overheating. A 2ß¿ Alvarez tank that models the geometry of a higher energy ß¿ Alvarez tank is being built to test new linac design concepts at 100% duty factor.
Keywords :
Acceleration; Bellows; Copper; Ion accelerators; Laboratories; Linear particle accelerator; Particle beams; Proton accelerators; Rivers; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1981.4332148
