Title :
Low-Energy, High-Current Proton Accelerators at CRNL
Author :
de Jong, M.S. ; Brown, J.C. ; Chidley, B.G. ; Hansborough, L.D. ; Hutcheon, R.M. ; McMichael, G.E. ; Schriber, S.O. ; Shubaly, M.R. ; Turner, R.B. ; Ungrin, J.
Author_Institution :
Accelerator Physics Branch Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Research Company Chalk River Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada KW 1JO
fDate :
4/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
During development studies leading to operation of a 300 mA, 10 MeV proton linac in 1990 (the first stage of an accelerator breeder) several 100% duty cycle proton linacs will be built and tested to determine design limitations and operating characteristics. Presently a 750 kV injector and a 270 MHz drift-tube linac are being used to accelerate several mA of protons to 3 MeV in tests of high power operation. The first of the new linacs will be a 75 mA, 600 keV radiofrequency quadrupole structure. After initial operation an improved drift-tube linac will be added to accelerate the beam to 2.5 MeV. All of these 100% duty cycle proton linacs will have beams that could be used for radiation damage, beam diagnostic development, high-current beam-loss damage, beam dump design and transmission studies. The accelerator development program will be described as well as the possible practical uses for the proton beams.
Keywords :
Acceleration; Ion sources; Life estimation; Linear particle accelerator; Particle beams; Proton accelerators; Rivers; Structural beams; Testing; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1983.4332547
