Optimization of the three-dimensional electric f ield in IH-DTL

The tuning process of the three-dimensional electric field near the beam axis is very important in the optimization of the Interdigital H-mode Drift Tube Linac (IH-DTL). The tuning of the longitudinal field distribution, the Kilpatrik (Kp) factor, and the transverse dipole field have been discussed in detail, combined with the radio-frequency tuning process of the 53.667 MHz short IH-DTL cavity, which was designed to accelerate ²³⁸U³⁴⁺ from 0.143 MeV/u to 0.289 MeV/u in the SSC-Linac injector project at the Institute of Modern Physics. The flatness criterion and the tube tuning method are discussed in order to meet the beam dynamics requirements. In the tube tuning process, the energy gain error in the cells should be reduced to less than ±2%, and the Kp factor should be reduced to 1.6. The transverse dipole field and the method that uses a "plunger" to dismiss this dipole field are evaluated. The experience gained from the first cavity optimization benefits the tuning process of the three remaining IH-DTL cavities in the SSC-Linac project.     

A vertical test system for China-ADS project injector II superconducting cavities

To test superconducting cavities, a vertical test system has been designed and set up at the Institute of Modern Physics （IMP）. The system design is based on VCO-PLL hardware and the NI Labview software. The test of the HWR010#2 superconducting cavity shows that the function of this test system is satisfactory for testing the low frequency cavity.     

Study of influence of radial matcher section end shape on RFQ cavity frequency

To investigate the feasibility of using a form cutter to machine the Radial Matcher Section (RMS) of the Radio Frequency Quadrupole (RFQ) for the Accelerator Driven System (ADS) project at Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMP, CAS), the influence of RMS end shape on the RFQ cavity frequency is studied. The results indicate that using a form cutter to machine the RMS of an RFQ will indeed influence the cavity frequency. The RMS end shape will give more influence to a shorter RFQ cavity. For the 4.2 m ADS RFQ, the influence is negligible, which means that a form cutter can be used to machine the RMS.     

A vertical test system for China-ADS project injector Ⅱ superconducting cavities

To test superconducting cavities, a vertical test system has been designed and set up at the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP). The system design is based on VCO-PLL hardware and the NI Labview software. The test of the HWR010#2 superconducting cavity shows that the function of this test system is satisfactory for testing the low frequency cavity.     

1.3 GHz单cell超导射频腔等离子体清洗放电研究(英文)

场致发射限制超导射频腔加速梯度增长。为了减少超导射频腔场致发射,在室温条件下,设计搭建了1.3GHz单cell超导射频腔等离子体清洗实验装置,开展等离子体清洗放电研究。使用CST软件模拟腔中的电磁场分布并且优化外部品质因数得到合适的放电条件。随着压强、前向功率和含氧量的变化,实验探讨了Ar/Ar-O₂放电的物理特征和电子激发温度的变化趋势。残余气体分析结果表明,Ar/O₂等离子体清洗能够消除腔体内表面的碳化物。Field emission limits the accelerating gradient increase in SRF cavities. In order to reduce field emission of SRF cavities, the plasma processing experimental setup of a 1.3 GHz single-cell SRF cavity is designed and built to carry out plasma processing discharge research at room temperature. The electromagnetic field distribution is simulated and the external quality factor is optimized to provide a suitable discharge condition using CST software. It is explored that the physical property of Ar/Ar-O₂ discharge and the variation trend of electron excitation temperature with the changes of pressure, forward power and O₂ content in experiment. The result of residual gas analysis indicates that Ar/O₂ plasma processing can eliminate the carbide of the inner surface of cavity.     

Preliminary study of a niobium quarter-wave prototype cavity for a heavy-ion superconducting linac

Superconducting quarter-wave resonators,due to their compactness and their convenient shape for tuning and coupling,are very attractive for low-β beam acceleration.In this paper,two types of cavities with different geometry have been numerically simulated the first type with larger capacitive load in the beam line and the second type of lollipop-shape for 100 MHz,β=0.06 beams then the relative electromagnetic parameters and geometric sizes have been compared.It is found that the second type,whose structural design is optimized with the conical stem and shaping drift-tube,can support the better accelerating performance.At the end of the paper,some structural deformation effects on frequency shifts and appropriate solutions have been discussed.     

高电压锯齿波聚束器的设计研制

近些年来,使用锯齿波直接形成的方法建造非谐振型聚束器在国内及国际均得到了广泛的应用。由于电子技术及机械加工工艺的飞速发展和更高功率电子管的出现,可以设计出更高指标的聚束器,进而可以有效提高束线的匹配效率及运行稳定度。对兰州重离子加速器源束线新的高电压锯齿波聚束器的研制进行了详细阐述,由于该聚束器具有目前国际同类型设备中最高的电压、频率以及相对苛刻的现场条件限制,故还对设计中所涉及的工程实施方案进行了有效补充和完善。     

HIRFL数字化高频低电平控制系统研究

在HIRFL加速器系统中, 需要对射频加速电压的幅度和相位进行精确控制,以实现对重离子的精确俘获、 加速和引出。传统的幅度、相位稳定控制系统采用幅度和相位两个反馈闭合环路来分别稳定腔体电压的幅度和相位。 数字化高频低电平控制系统(LLRF) 基于可编程逻辑门阵列（FPGA）和数字信号处理（DSP）, 采用直接数字频率合成（DDS）与数字正交调制解调（I/Q）技术来实现对高频功率源的控制。 相位控制精度更高, 系统更加稳定。 目前控制系统在假负载上通过了长期稳定性的实验和高功率实验, 幅度偏差小于或等于±1％, 相位偏差小于或等于±0.5°。 In order to ensure that the beam quality is well enough, we need to precisely control the frequency, amplitude and phase of cavity electric field. Traditional control system consists of amplitude loop and phase loop. And these two loops control amplitude and phase stability respectively. The digital low level radio frequency (LLRF) system, which uses advanced digital control technology, needs only one feed back loop to control amplitude and phase stability. The phase control precision and stability of the system are higher than the traditional control system. The LLRF system is based on field programmable gate array (FPGA) and digital signal processing (DSP), and implemented by direct digital frequency synthesis (DDS) and digital orthogonal modulation and demodulation (I/Q) technology. The digital LLRF system has been tested in a long term stability and high power experiments. The amplitude deviation is lower than ±1%, and phase control accuracy is within ±1°.      

强流RFQ的固态功率源模块故障分析（英文）

用于中科院近代物理研究所的ADS项目中的射频四极加速器(RFQ)的新RF系统在2017年初升级,原来的电子四极放大器被两个新的固态功放(SSA)所替换,它们是两台相同的额定功率为80kW的功率源,通过两个相同的耦合器在腔内合成至少100kW的功率。但是对于SSA来说,为了功率组合,太多的功率模块的振幅和相位进行了调整和优化,一个或几个损坏的环形器(包括吸收负载)可能导致整个射频系统的失效。特别是,根据实验和仿真,发生失配问题后,如果两级合成器之间的传输线电长度满足某一特定条件时,系统的散射参数会有很大的波动,甚至切断。详细介绍了北京北广科技股份有限公司用于模拟多级合成放大的模拟方法、放大链路的故障分析及相关实验情况。     

Design of the new couplers for C-ADS RFQ

A new special coupler with a kind of bowl-shaped ceramic window for a proton linear accelerator named the Chinese Accelerator Driven System (C-ADS) at the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) has been simulated and constructed and a continuous wave (CW) beam commissioning through a four-meter long radio frequency quadruple (RFQ) was completed by the end of July 2014. In the experiments of conditioning and beam, some problems were promoted gradually such as sparking and thermal issues. Finally, two new couplers were passed with almost 110 kW CW power and 120 kW pulsed mode, respectively. The 10 mA intensity beam experiments have now been completed, and the couplers during the operation had no thermal or electro-magnetic problems. The detailed design and results are presented in the paper.