Design of an ionization profile monitor for the SNS accumulator ring

Dirk A. Bartkoski, Craig Deibele, Yarom Polsky

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Abstract

An ionization profile monitor (IPM) has been designed for the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) accumulator ring with the goal of simplifying current IPM technology to provide accurate high-intensity beam profiles. Utilizing ionized electrons produced by beam-gas ionization, the SNS IPM uses a 120 kV bias potential and uniquely designed electrode to overcome beam space charge and accelerate electrons towards a movable particle detector. A 300 G magnetic field will be used to confine the transverse electron motion, resulting in profile errors at the 7% level. With a system bandwidth of 17.5 MHz, the SNS IPM will be capable of measuring turn-by-turn beam profiles for a fully accumulated beam. This paper presents a description of the system and design.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)379-384
Number of pages6
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume767
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 11 2014
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Beam instrumentation
  • Diagnostics
  • Ionization profile monitor
  • Particle accelerators

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