Power test of the separated function RFQ accelerator

The progress of the Separated Function RFQ (SFRFQ) accelerator, which can raise the field gradient of acceleration while maintaining the transverse focusing power sufficient for high current beam, is presented. In order to demonstrate the feasibilities of the novel accelerator, a prototype cavity was designed and constructed. Correspondingly, a code SFRFQCODEV1.0 was developed specially for cavity design and beam dynamics simulation. The prototype cavity will be verified as a post-accelerator for ISR RFQ-1000 (Integral Split Ring RFQ) and accelerate O+ from 1 MeV to 1.6 MeV. To inject a higher current oxygen beam for the prototype cavity, the beam current of ISR RFQ-1000 was upgraded to 2 mA. The status of high power and beam test preparation for the prototype cavity are presented in this paper.     

Progress in the beam commissioning of separated function RFQ accelerator

Separated Function RFQ (SFRFQ) was proposed as a post accelerator of RFQ to accelerate heavy ions at low frequency. It introduces gap accelerating in the quadrupole electrodes, and therefore it has higher accelerating efficiency than the conventional RFQ accelerator. The first SFRFQ prototype cavity has been specially designed and constructed as a post accelerator to accelerate O+ beam from 1.03 MeV to 1.64 MeV. Based on accomplishment of low power measurement and high power test, the beam commissioning was carried out to verify its feasibility. The measured energy gain per cell of SFRFQ is 45 keV, which is about 60% higher than that of Peking University Integral Split Ring (ISR) RFQ.     

HWR010超导腔提取耦合器的优化设计

我国自主研发的超导加速器CAFe是ADS加速器的前端示范装置,其对加速器的运行稳定性有非常高的要求。在CAFe的运行中存在场致发射效应干扰超导腔提取信号的问题,是造成超导腔运行故障最频繁的问题之一,这严重降低了加速器的稳定性。这一问题是由于超导腔内的场致发射电子在相关微波传输器件上引起了放电现象,干扰了信号的传输并造成低电平控制系统对超导腔的错误控制,最终导致超导腔失谐和加速器停机故障。本文通过优化提取天线的结构,避免场致发射电子进入提取耦合器,从而解决传输信号异常的问题。优化后的天线在线运行效果良好,解决了超导腔这种提取信号异常的问题,提高了加速器运行的稳定性。     

Study on transient beam loading compensation for China ADS proton linac injector Ⅱ

Significant transient beam loading effects were observed during beam commissioning tests of prototype II of the injector for the accelerator driven sub-critical(ADS) system, which took place at the Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, between October and December 2014. During these tests experiments were performed with continuous wave(CW) operation of the cavities with pulsed beam current, and the system was configured to make use of a prototype digital low level radio frequency(LLRF) controller. The system was originally operated in pulsed mode with a simple proportional plus integral and deviation(PID) feedback control algorithm,which was not able to maintain the desired gradient regulation during pulsed 10 m A beam operations. A unique simple transient beam loading compensation method which made use of a combination of proportional and integral(PI) feedback and feedforward control algorithm was implemented in order to significantly reduce the beam induced transient effect in the cavity gradients. The superconducting cavity field variation was reduced to less than 1.7% after turning on this control algorithm. The design and experimental results of this system are presented in this paper.     

Study of separated function radio frequency quadrupoles accelerator

SFRFQ (Separated Function Radio Frequency Quadrupoles) accelerator is a new post accelerator of RFQ (Radio Frequency Quadrupoles) type, which has been developed since the beginning of the 1990s at Peking University. In order to demonstrate the possibility of the SFRFQ, a prototype cavity has been designed.A special dynamics design method has been proposed to avoid the sparking problem and decrease the energy spread at the exit of SFRFQ. It consists of two aspects: the asymmetry structure design for transverse focusing and the inner buncher design for longitudinal bunching. This allows the improvement of the beam properties without increasing the cavity length. The simulation results show that the energy spread can be substantially reduced by using the inner buncher in the SFRFQ structure.     

BEPC Ⅱ储存环逐束团丢束监测系统及应用

针对北京正负电子对撞机二期工程(BEPCⅡ)在高流强下运行经常出现的突然丢束问题,研制了基于逐束团测量的丢束监测系统。束流位置探头(BPM)的四路电极信号作为监测系统的信号源,四路高速模数转换器(ADC)和现场可编程门阵列(FPGA)进行模拟信号的数字化和数字信号的处理。通过获取丢束前每个束团的位置和流强等信息来分析引起丢束的原因。结合加速器硬件情况,长时间对丢束监测系统数据的分析,以及设计的对比实验,深入研究丢束问题。系统对高频系统故障、束流不稳定性和磁铁电源系统不稳定等原因引起的丢束现象可以做出准确的判断,进而为加速器稳定运行提供优化方向。     

Rhodotron型加速器粒子动力学研究

Rhodotron是一种新型的CW电子加速器,已经广泛应用于辐照加工的很多领域.本文利用Parmela程序研究其动力学特性,深入分析了束团的同步条件、相聚过程以及在CW工作状态下束团相遇碰撞等一系列纵向动力学问题;并详细探讨了空间电荷效应、横向聚焦过程的实现、初始参量对横向束流特性的影响等横向动力学问题.在上述研究基础上,计算出束流损失功率的分布,并比较了模拟计算结果与Rhodotron原型机的实际参数,两者的结果基本一致,由此证明了这种研究方法的可行性.     

直线感应加速器中束流负载对加速腔压波形的影响

在神龙二号直线感应加速器的调试中,虽然电容探头和电阻分压器测到的空载加速腔电压波形基本一致,但是带束流负载时两者的波形有明显差异,针对此实验现象开展了研究。仔细模拟了束流波形和电压波形相对时间差异引起的波形差异,得到束流提前、同步和滞后条件下的腔压波形,确认相对时间差是导致波形差异的一个重要原因。建立了加速腔的分布参数电路模型,模拟结果表明束流负载效应到达两种探头的时间不同,这会导致腔压波形的不同;由于电容探头距离加速间隙更近,所以电容探头测到的波形更接近束流实际得到的加速波形。后续的调试实验获得了没有加速电压时束流产生的负载效应波形,证明束流负载到达两个探头的时刻确实不同,对加速器出口束流能谱的测量结果也表明束流的能谱分布和电容探头波形的叠加结果基本符合,上述结果表明该研究所用的模拟和分析方法是有效的,可以用于加速器的调试和性能优化。     

辐照用紧凑连续波电子加速器的物理设计

为适应工业电子加速器需求增多的现状,提出了一种新型的结构紧凑的连续波电子加速器,运行频率为180MHz。依靠置于加速腔外的多个偏转磁铁,使电子束多次穿越加速腔,从而得到持续的加速。设计过程中,用CST软件对谐振加速腔进行了优化,用Parmela软件模拟了束流的粒子动力学。粒子纵向稳定度和横向聚焦也通过模拟进行了分析和验证。结果显示:此种新型加速器能得到9MeV,100kW的稳定电子束流。     

应用于光源的射频超导加速技术

射频超导加速器采用在液氦温度下工作的超导加速腔,可运行在长宏脉冲或连续波模式,同时具有较大的束流孔径,可有效减小束腔相互作用。经过半个多世纪的发展,射频超导技术已经日趋成熟,广泛应用于各种光源,并将发挥越来越重要的作用。简要介绍射频超导基本原理、应用于光源的椭球型电子超导加速腔的研制工艺、超导加速模组构成和应用于不同类型光源的超导加速腔的主要特点。     

The ALTO project at IPN-Orsay

The availability of both a tandem deuteron beam and a linac electron beam, the latter converted into Bremsstrahlung, at the new ALTO facility at IPN-Orsay offers a unique opportunity to compare the performance of a laser ion guide under different regimes. The ALTO accelerator has delivered its first electron beam at the end of 2005 and a design for a gas-cell prototype is being studied.     

10MeVLIA加速电压、电子束流测试

描述了中物院流体物理研究所１０ＭｅＶ电子直线感应加速器（１０ＭｅＶＬＩＡ）加速电压、电子束流波形测试方法，主要介绍了为探测加速腔电压波形而设计的电容性高压脉冲探头（ＣＶＰ探头）及其测试方法，并介绍了用电阻环四象限点监测束流质心位置及束流强度的方法。     

超导加速器CW模式的高阶模初步分析

 超导加速器由于具有极高的Q值，因此表现出较强的腔束相互作用，尤其是在以CW模式运行下，严重时会产生束流崩溃(BBU)效应。德国TESLA式的9-cell超导串腔在束流负载为1 mA，束团重复频率为81.25 MHz情况下，对其高阶模的产生及相应的功率水平进行了分析。结果表明：对于该腔的主要高阶模，谐振偏差值在π/4以上，束流没有发生谐振，高阶模功率在mW量级。     

Design studies of a high-current radiofrequency quadrupole for accelerator-driven systems programme

A 3 MeV, 30 mA radiofrequency quadrupole (RFQ) accelerator has been designed for the low-energy high-intensity proton accelerator (LEHIPA) project at BARC, India. The beam and cavity dynamics studies were performed using the computer codes LIDOS, TOUTATIS, SUPERFISH and CST microwave studio. We have followed the conventional design technique with slight modifications and compared that with the equipartitioned (EP) type of design. The sensitivity of the RFQ to the variation of input beam Twiss-Courant parameters and emittance has also been studied. In this article we discuss both design strategies and the details of the 3D cavity simulation studies.     

Compact linear electron accelerator for radiation technologies

A prototype of a commercial compact continuous-beam linear electron accelerator has been designed and constructed. With its energy of 600 keV and a beam with 30 kW maximum power, the accelerator can be used in various radiation technologies. Its compact size, easy operation, reliability, wide adjustment range for the main parameters, and possible local shielding allow it to be integrated into the majority of radiation technology processes.     

5 MA 100 ns重频LTD驱动器设计

设计了用于Z箍缩丝阵实验的重频LTD驱动器, 含6路并联模组, 每组由8个0.8 MA原型模块串联组成, 全真空结构。原型模块采用全新的单路触发和电感隔离技术, 触发难度和重频运行可靠性得到显著优化。利用电路模拟程序对驱动器进行了仿真计算, 结果表明:在初始半径1.2 cm、线质量1 mg/cm的Z箍缩负载上, 驱动器的输出电流峰值可到5.2 MA, 前沿91 ns;负载内爆最大动能78 kJ, 从电容储能至负载动能的转化效率为11.7%。该驱动器预期将获得高达20%~30%的辐射能量效率, 可为Z箍缩物理研究提供高效的实验平台。     

Intelligent low-level RF system by non-destructive beam monitoring device for cyclotrons

The project of a 10 Me V PET cyclotron accelerator for medical diagnosis and treatment was started at Amirkabir University of Technology in 2012. The low-level RF system of the cyclotron accelerator is designed to stabilize acceleration voltage and control the resonance frequency of the cavity. In this work an Intelligent Low Level Radio Frequency Circuit or ILLRF, suitable for most AVF cyclotron accelerators, is designed using a beam monitoring device and narrow band tunable band-pass filter. In this design, the RF phase detection does not need signal processing by a microcontroller.     

S波段束流相位探测腔与偏心式波导耦合预聚束器的设计

设计了工作于S波段的波导耦合型预聚束器和束流相位探测腔。为了增加功率容量,预聚束器采用波导耦合机制代替了传统的同轴耦合环耦合,而偏心圆结构的设计能够补偿因耦合窗口的引入导致的径向电场不对称,进一步改善了强流束流品质。预聚束器设计指标与测试结果:耦合系数1.73,空载品质因数2195,腔体谐振频率的可调范围为2 854.55~2 856.9 MHz。为实现测量束流相对射频脉冲的时间,进行强流输入功率补偿,选择了能够在线进行束流相位实时测量的束流相位探测腔,采用旋转对称结构,并通过两个同轴耦合环提取束流通过时激发的感应信号,作为直线相控系统的参考信号。束流相位探测腔设计与测试结果:空载品质因数2392,3dB带宽为2.05MHz,腔体谐振频率的可调范围为2 805.45~2 809.45MHz。所有器件的仿真设计与测试结果基本一致。     

用于激光驱动质子束测量的腔式束流位置探测器模拟研究

根据激光驱动质子束流低发射度、短脉冲、单束团低电量的性质,研究腔式束流位置探测器(BPM)测量激光加速器产生的质子束团横向位置的可行性问题。针对质子束团的大横向分布和发散角问题,推导了其通过腔式BPM的输出信号,结果表明该信号与集中从束团对称中心、倾斜一定角度通过的束流产生的输出信号相同。依据上述原理,使用CST软件进行了腔式BPM的设计和仿真,确定了矩形谐振腔波导耦合的方案。讨论了该方案的腔式BPM对于激光加速束流的适用性和不同激光驱动质子束流参数的分辨率,并针对PW级激光加速系统进行了分辨率估算。     

Study of separated function radio frequency quadrupoles accelerator

SFRFQ （Separated Function Radio Frequency Quadrupoles） accelerator is a new post accelerator of RFQ （Radio Frequency Quadrupoles） type, which has been developed since the beginning of the 1990s at Peking University. In order to demonstrate the possibility of the SFRFQ, a prototype cavity has been designed. A special dynamics design method has been proposed to avoid the sparking problem and decrease the energy spread at the exit of SFRFQ. It consists of two aspects： the asymmetry structure design for transverse focusing and the inner buncher design for longitudinal bunching. This allows the improvement of the beam properties without increasing the cavity length. The simulation results show that the energy spread can be substantially reduced by using the inner buncher in the SFRFQ structure.