Commissioning of the new SNS RFQ and 2.5 MeV beam test facility

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Abstract

The SNS injector uses a four-vane 402.5 MHz RFQ for accelerating the H- beam with 38mA peak current and 7% duty factor to 2.5 MeV. The original RFQ, commissioned in 2002, has been able to support SNS operation up to the design average beam power of 1.4 MW. However, several problems have developed over almost fifteen years of operation [1]. A new RFQ with design changes addressing the known problems has been built and commissioned up to the design beam power at the new SNS Beam Test Facility (BTF). The BTF consists of a 65 kV H- ion source, a 2.5 MeV RFQ, a beam line with advanced transverse and longitudinal beam diagnostics and a 6-kW beam dump. This presentation provides results of the RFQ commissioning and the BTF beam instrumentation commissioning. We also discuss progress of the ongoing multidimensional phase space characterization experiment and future beam dynamics study planned at the SNS BTF.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIPAC 2017 - Proceedings of the 8th International Particle Accelerator Conference
PublisherJoint Accelerator Conferences Website - JACoW
Pages2438-2440
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9783954501823
StatePublished - Jul 2017
Event8th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC 2017 - Bella Conference Center, Denmark
Duration: May 14 2017May 19 2017

Publication series

NameIPAC 2017 - Proceedings of the 8th International Particle Accelerator Conference

Conference

Conference8th International Particle Accelerator Conference, IPAC 2017
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityBella Conference Center
Period05/14/1705/19/17

Funding

Oak Ridge National Laboratory is managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 for the U.S. Department of Energy

FundersFunder number
U.S. Department of Energy
Oak Ridge National LaboratoryDE-AC05-00OR22725
UT-Battelle

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