Modified read-out system of the beam phase measurement system for CSNS

The customized beam phase measurement system can meet the requirement of beam loss control of the radio-frequency quadrupole (RFQ). However, its read-out part cannot satisfy the requirement of China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS). CSNS uses the Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS) as its control system. So it is necessary to develop the EPICS read-out system consisting of EPICS IOC databases, driver support and OPIs. The new system has been successfully tested in the RFQ. In the future, it will be applied to the beam diagnostics of CSNS.     

Simulation and experiments of rf tuning of a 201.5 MHz four-rod RFQ cavity

A four-rod radio frequency quadruple (RFQ) cavity has been built for the Peking University Neutron Imaging Facility (PKUNIFTY). The rf tuning of such a cavity is important to make the field distribution flat and to tune the cavity's resonant frequency to its operating value. Plate tuners are used to tune the RFQ, which have an effect on both the cavity frequency and field distribution. The rf performance of the RFQ and the effect of plate tuners are simulated. Based on the simulation, a code RFQTUNING is designed, which gives a fast way to tune the cavity. With the aid of the code the cavity frequency is tuned to 201.5 MHz and the flatness deviation of the field distribution is reduced to less than 5%.     

FPGA-based amplitude and phase detection in DLLRF

The new generation particle accelerator requires a highly stable radio frequency（RF） system. The stability of the RF system is realized by the Low Level RF（LLRF） subsystem which controls the amplitude and phase of the RF signal. The detection of the RF signal＇s amplitude and phase is fundamental to LLRF controls. High-speed ADC（Analog to Digital Converter） ,DAC（Digital to Analog Converter） and FPGA（Field Programmable Gate Array） play very important roles in digital LLRF control systems. This paper describes the implementation of real-time amplitude and phase detection based of the FPGA with an analysis of the main factors that affect the detection accuracy such as jitter,algorithm＇s defects and non-linearity of devices,which is helpful for future work on high precision detection and control.     

Preliminary study on the RF tuning of CSNS DTL

In the RD of the CSNS Drift Tube Linac(DTL),the first unit tank with 28 drift tubes has been developed.The axial accelerating field is ramped from 2.2 MV/m to 3.1 MV/m in this tank.The required field flatness is less than±2%with the standard deviation of 1%for the beam dynamics;the field stability should be less than 1%for machine stable operation.After successful alignment,RF tuning was carried out focusing on the field profile measurement.Four slug tuners and eleven post couplers were applied in this procedure.The ramped field and required stability had been achieved by fine adjustment of the slug tuners and post couplers.In this paper,the preliminary tuning results are presented and discussed.     

Physics design for the C-ADS main linac based on two dif f erent injector design schemes

The China ADS（C-ADS） project proposes to build a 1000 MW Accelerator Driven sub-critical System around 2032. The accelerator will work in CW mode with 10 mA in beam current and 1.5 GeV in final beam energy. The linac is composed of two major sections： the injector section and the main linac section. There are two diferent schemes for the injector section. The Injector-scheme is based on a 325 MHz RFQ and superconducting spoke cavities of the same RF frequency and the Injector-scheme is based on a 162.5 MHz RFQ and superconducting HWR cavities of the same frequency. The main linac design will be diferent for diferent injector choices. The two diferent designs for the main linac have been studied according to the beam characteristics from the diferent injector schemes.     

A new compact structure for a high intensity low-energy heavy-ion accelerator

A new compact accelerating structure named Hybrid RFQ is proposed to accelerate a high-intensity low-energy heavy ion beam in HISCL （High Intensive heavy ion SuperConducting Linear accelerator）, which is an injector of HIAF （Heavy Ion Advanced Research Facility）. It is combined by an alternative series of acceleration gaps and RFQ sections. The proposed structure has a high accelerating ability compared with a conventional RFQ and is more compact than traditional DTLs. A Hybrid RFQ is designed to accelerate 238U34＋ from 0.38 MeV/u to 1.33 MeV/u. The operation frequency is described to be 81.25 MHz at CW （continuous wave） mode. The design beam current is 1.0 mA. The results of beam dynamics and RF simulation of the Hybrid RFQ show that the structure has a good performance at the energy range for ion acceleration. The emittance growth is less than 5% in both directions and the RF power is less than 150 kW. In this paper, the results of beam dynamics and RF simulation of the Hybrid RFQ are presented.     

Tuning of RF amplitude and phase for the drift tube linac in J-PARC

The J-PARC linac has three DTL tanks to accelerate the negative hydrogen ions from 3 MeV to 50 MeV. The RF phase and amplitude are adjusted for each cavity with a phase scan method within the accuracy of 1° in phase and 1% in amplitude. The experimental results show a remarkable agreement with the numerical model within a suffcient margin in the tuning of the last two DTL tanks. However,a notable discrepancy between the experiment and the numerical model is seen in the tuning of the first DTL tank. After studying with a three-dimensional multi-particle simulation,the generation of the low energy component and the pronounced filamentation are identified as the main causes of the discrepancy. The optimization of the tuning scheme is also discussed to attain the tuning goal accuracy for the first DTL tank.     

Controllable tune of the cutoff frequencies in a photonic crystal waveguide with hexagonal lattice

In this paper,configuration parameters of the waveguide are altered independently or simultaneously to control the cutoff frequencies of the guided band.The independent control range of the upper and lower cutoff frequencies is 55.0% and 63.9% of the photonic band gap(PBG),respectively.The regulating range of the simultaneous tuning can be as large as 28.6% in terms of the PBG,or 240% in terms of the bandwidth.This tuning cutoff frequency method provides an efficient way to tailor the guided band and further tune the optical properties of PhCWs.     

Tuning Characteristics of Frequency Difference for Zeeman—Birefringence He—Ne Dual Frequency Laser

Characteristics of frequency difference tuning of Zeeman-birefringence He-Ne dual frequency lasers (ZBDFLs) are explored.We design an automatic system of tuning cavity and power detection,which can tune the laser cavity and record the tuning curves of light power and frequency difference simultaneously.A synthetic phenomenon by Zeenman effect,mode pulling effect and birefringence effect is verified to exist in ZBDFLs.By analysing the tuning behaviour,this synthetic phenomenon is discovered and qualitatively explained for the first time.     

Design and performance of the LLRF system for CSNS/RCS

The rapid cycling synchrotron(RCS) is part of the China Spallation Neutron Source(CSNS). The RCS provides 1.6 Ge V protons with a repetition rate of 25 Hz. The RF system in RCS is mainly composed of a ferrite loaded RF cavity, a high power tetrode amplifier, a bias supply of 3300 A and a digital low level RF(LLRF) system based on FPGA. The major challenge of the LLRF system is to solve problems caused by rapid frequency sweeping and the heavy beam loading effect. A total of eight control loops are applied to ensure the normal operation. An effective feedforward scheme is widely used to improve the dynamic performance of the system. The design of the LLRF system and high power integration test results with the prototype RF system are presented.     

中国散裂中子源RFQ的热分析

射频四级场(RFQ)加速器的水冷具有以下两种功用: 首先它可以把射频场发热带走, 维持RFQ腔的热稳定性及限制RFQ强体形变幅度; 其次, 当RFQ失谐时, 它还可以用来进行RFQ的调谐, 而同时又基本不影响RFQ的射频场分布. 由于RFQ粒子的传输效率对射频场的分布极其敏感, 在RFQ的运行中不再采用传统的用调谐器对RFQ进行调谐的方法. 本文通过热分析, 确定了RFQ加速器的水冷管道的数量和布局及最佳工作水温; 确定了RFQ失谐时, 如何利用水温变化来对RFQ进行调谐的方法.     

Frequency tuning with RFQ temperature in China ADS Injector Ⅱ

A 162.5 MHz four-vane radio frequency quadruple(RFQ) accelerator has been developed at the Institute of Modern Physics(IMP) for Injector II of the China ADS linac. The RFQ will operate in continuous wave mode at 100 k W. For the designed 10 mA beam, the additional RF power dissipation will induce a very large reflection of power. A water-temperature controlling system will be used to reduce the power reflection by tuning the frequency of the RFQ. The tuning capability of the water temperature is studied under different configurations of cooling water.Simulations and experiment are compared in this paper. The experimental results agree well with simulation using ANSYS. This can be used as a reference to tune the RFQ in beam commissioning.     

分段共振耦合RFQ的调谐与测量

对一长度为3m的分段共振耦合RFQ冷模进行了多次调谐和测量,得到了RF电场平整度好于4%的场分布;解决了分段共振耦合RFQ调谐时耦合单元处RF电场分布出现的台阶问题;确定了分段共振耦合RFQ的调谐步骤.     

Tuner design and RF test of a four-rod RFQ

A mini-vane four-rod radio frequency quadruple (RFQ) accelerator has been built for neutron imaging. The RFQ will operate at 201.5 MHz, and its length is 2.7 m. The original electric field distribution along the electrodes is not flat. The resonant frequency needs to be tuned to the operating value. And the frequency needs to be compensated for temperature change during high power RF test and beam test. As tuning such a RFQ is difficult, plate tuners and stick tuners are designed. This paper will present the tuners design, the tuning procedure, and the RF properties of the RFQ.

     

RFQ加速器高频测量软件和分析软件开发

强流RFQ加速器要求严格控制束流损失和束流发射度增长,因此必须准确测量和正确分析RFQ加速器的场分布和模式的场分量,并使它们符合设计要求.LebView是一个广泛应用于自动测量和数据处理的计算机软件平台,介绍在此平台上开发的RFQ自动测量软件和数据分析软件,同时给出这些软件的一些应用实例.     

强流质子RFQ加速器高频数字低电平控制系统

强流质子RFQ加速器加速场的频率为352.2 MHz,加速场幅度和相位的精度分别要求控制在±1%和±1°的范围,为了达到这一要求,设计了一套数字低电平控制系统,该系统包括加速场的幅度和相位控制、腔体的谐振频率控制和高功率射频连锁保护3个部分。腔体采样信号的下变频及反馈激励信号的上变频由模拟器件来完成。幅相实时反馈处理过程采用数字I/Q解调的方法,在1块stratixⅡ的FPGA板上实现,板上另有3块DSP用于通信和协助FPGA进行数据处理。系统完成后与RFQ加速器进行联机调试,测试结果基本满足控制精度的要求。     

C-ADS注入器Ⅱ项目RFQ射频系统介绍（英）

C-ADS注入器Ⅱ的RFQ射频系统是该强流加速器的关键一环,它通过两台完全一样的耦合器为一台四边形四翼型RFQ提供和传送功率。该射频系统在设计之初就考虑为10 mA连续束流而进行特殊优化,从功率源、耦合器和功率传输系统几个方面对其进行详细介绍,尤其是针对CW模式下的系统稳定运行以及设备可靠性等方面进行的特殊考虑和模拟方法。该系统已经在2015年通过了10 mA连续束的测试,证实了该射频系统的设计和调试符合物理的实验需求。特别阐述了该系统中一种新的碗型陶瓷窗耦合器的设计思路和一种无环形器情况下的特殊的耦合系数调谐方法,同时推导了双端口耦合的计算方法的具体设置过程。     

350MHz强流质子RFQ加速器工艺腔的研制与测量

为研究强流质子RFQ加速腔的设计与加工工艺,研制了一台全尺寸无氧铜工艺腔.本文介绍了其物理设计与机械设计、机械加工与钎焊工艺研究及其高频性能的测量和调节.经调节,RFQ工艺腔可以达到较为理想的电场分布,其4个象限电场分布的一致性和平整度均能满足要求,二极场分量也足够小     

一米长四翼型RFQ调谐研究(英文)

为获取ADS工程中四翼型RFQ加速器在设计、调谐和运行等方面的经验,设计和建造了一台一米长四翼型RFQ加速器。该RFQ的设计频率为162.5 MHz,但是测量结果显示即使没有调谐器时,腔体的频率也为163.7 MHz。为降低腔体频率,使用四线模型理论进行了分析并重新设计了腔体的端板。使用了二极模稳定杆来加大四极频率与相邻二极频率的间隔。最终测量结果显示,在腔体电压分布没有大的波动的情况下腔体频率达到了设计频率。同时,腔体Q值降低了1%,这就要求需要更多的功率注入腔体。使用水对二极模稳定杆进行了冷却,以便腔体能够稳定工作。     

强流RFQ的稳定性设计研究

对强流RFQ耦合间隙的确定、二极模稳定杆的设计进行了详细的研究和讨论.利用现有的RFQ冷模,进行了本征模频率的测量、场分布的调试和测量、二极模稳定杆的试验.并通过与模拟结果的比较,验证了模拟程序在RFQ腔体设计中的可靠性.同时,对影响RFQ稳定性设计的物理进行了有益的探讨.