The LANSCE switchyard kicker project

Mark Gulley, Henry W. Alvestad, Walter C. Barkley, David B. Barlow, Dean S. Barr, Gloria A. Bennett, Leo J. Bitteker, Eric Bjorklund, Michael J. Borden, Mary J. Burns, Gary Carr, Jeffry L. Casados, Stacy Chacon, Stanley Cohen, Justo F. Cordova, John A. Faucett, Louis E. Fernandez, Daniel Fitzgerald, Matthew Fresquez, Floyd R. GallegosRobert Garnett, J. Douglas Gilpatrick, Fermin Gonzales, Frederick W. Gorman, Michael J. Hall, David J. Hayden, David Henderson, Glen D. Johns, Debora Kerstiens, Matthew D. Lusk, Alfred J. Maestas, Henry P. Marquez, Derwin Martinez, Martin P. Martinez, John B. Merrill, Ross E. Meyer, Edward A. Morgan, Angela Naranjo, James Francis O'Hara, Felix R. Olivas, Michael A. Oothoudt, Tim D. Pence, Edward M. Perez, Chandra Pillai, Brandon Jason Roller, Amos M. Romero, Dolores B. Romero, Frank P. Romero, Gary Sanchez, Jacob B. Sandoval, Stuart Schaller, Fred E. Shelley, R. Bradford Shurter, James R. Sims, Jerry L. Stockton, James Sturrock, Victor P. Vigil, Thomas Zaugg

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Abstract

Until 2003, the existing configuration of the Los Alamos Neutron Scattering Center (LANSCE) switchyard did not allow simultaneous delivery of the H beam to Lines D and X. In the late 1990's, with increased activities in Areas B and C, which serve the ultracold neutron experiments (UCN) and proton radiography (pRad), respectively, planning began to increase beam availability to all areas by installing a kicker system, dubbed the "Switchyard Kicker." The Switchyard Kicker is a system of two pulsed and two direct current magnets that enables simultaneous, uninterrupted beam delivery to Line D for the Lujan Center and the Weapons Neutron Research (WNR) Facility and, on request, a tailored H beam pulse to Line X for the pRad and UCN research areas. The project received funding in July 2001 for design and implementation. During the 2003 Extended Maintenance Period this upgrade was installed in the Switchyard and commissioned during the Accelerator Turn-On period in the summer of 2003. With the commissioning successful, LANSCE now routinely operates in "Kick" mode, delivering simultaneous beam to Line X and Line D, increasing beam availability to all areas and simplifying production scheduling.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Particle Accelerator Conference, PAC 2005
Pages3310-3312
Number of pages3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
EventParticle Accelerator Conference, PAC 2005 - Knoxville, TN, United States
Duration: May 16 2005May 20 2005

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE Particle Accelerator Conference
Volume2005

Conference

ConferenceParticle Accelerator Conference, PAC 2005
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityKnoxville, TN
Period05/16/0505/20/05

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