Laser and optical system for laser assisted hydrogen ion beam stripping at SNS

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Abstract

Recently, a high-efficiency laser assisted hydrogen ion (H-) beam stripping was successfully carried out in the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) accelerator. The experiment was not only an important step toward foil-less H- stripping for charge exchange injection, it also set up a first example of using megawatt ultraviolet (UV) laser source in an operational high power proton accelerator facility. This paper reports in detail the design, installation, and commissioning result of a macro-pulsed multi-megawatt UV laser system and laser beam transport line for the laser stripping experiment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)171-178
Number of pages8
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume847
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Charge exchange injection
  • Hydrogen ion
  • Laser
  • Laser stripping
  • Spallation Neutron Source

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