Title :
High-power RF operations studies with the CRITS RFQ
Author :
Bolme, G.O. ; Keffeler, D.R. ; Brown, V.W. ; Clark, D.C. ; Hodgkins, D. ; Lara, P.D. ; Milder, M.L. ; Rees, D. ; Schafstall, P.J. ; Schneider, J.D. ; Sherman, J.D. ; Stevens, R.R. ; Zaugg, T. ; Sheikh, J.Y. ; Davidson, A.D. ; Smith, B.H.
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
Abstract :
High-current, cw linear accelerators have been proposed as spallation neutron source drivers for applications to tritium production, transmutation of nuclear waste, and safe nuclear power generation. Key features of these accelerators are high current (100 mA) low emittance-growth beam propagation, cw or high duty-factor operation, high efficiency, and minimal maintenance downtime. A 267.1 MHz, cw RFQ and klystrode based RF system were obtained from CRL and installed at LANL to support these next generation accelerator studies. The reconditioning of the RFQ accelerator section to its design power of 150 kW at 100% duty factor is being accomplished with studies focusing on the details of high-power RF structure operation, personnel and equipment safety systems integration, and RF control integration
Keywords :
accelerator RF systems; linear accelerators; proton accelerators; safety systems; 150 kW; 267.1 MHz; CRITS; Chalk River Injector Test Stand; RF control; RFQ; cw RFQ; duty factor; equipment safety; high duty-factor; klystrode based RF system; low emittance-growth; personnel safety; Control systems; Linear accelerators; Neutrons; Nuclear power generation; Particle beams; Personnel; Production; Radio frequency; Radioactive pollution; Safety devices;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 1995., Proceedings of the 1995
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2934-1
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.1995.505083
