SSC直线注入器RFQ腔体多物理场分析

SSC-LINAC是为兰州重离子研究装置（HIRFL）设计的直线注入器,它将U34+离子加速到1 MeV/u注入到分离扇回旋加速器（SSC）中,为冷却储存环（CSR）提供10 MeV/u的U34+。该注入器可以将SSC引出的重离子流强提高一个量级以上。SSC-LINAC由一个RFQ（Radio Frequency Quadrupole）加速器和4个DTL（drift tube linac）组成,设计频率为53.667 MHz。RFQ工作在连续波模式,设计功率30 kW,如果不能有效地冷却,高频电流在电极表面产生的热量会使RFQ的腔壁和电极发生形变,从而导致腔体频率的漂移以及加速和聚焦电场的改变。因此,为了保证连续波工作的RFQ加速器稳定运行,对水冷模式和通道设计提出了很高的要求。作者用有限元软件ANSYS对RFQ进行高频电磁场、温度场、结构应力的耦合分析,验证了冷却方案设计的可行性和可靠性。Heavy Ion Research Facility at Lanzhou(HIRFL) consists of SFC, SSC, CSRm and CSRe. A new linac injector, which will increase U34+ to 1 MeV/u, is designed for SSC to increase the beam intensity to ten times higher. The new injector, whose frequency is 53.667 MHz, is composed by a RFQ (Radio Frequency Quadrupole) cavity and four DTL(Drift Tube Linac) cavities. The RFQ cavity, whose RF power is 30 kW, is operated at CW(continuous wave) mode. The heat produced by HF (high frequency) electromagnetic will cause deformation of RFQ structure, lead to the resonant frequency shift, and reduce the focusing efficiency of the cavity. An efficient cooling system is necessary to ensure that the RFQ cavity can stably be operated at the nominal frequency. A detailed multi-physics field coupling analysis of RFQ has been finished with 3D finite elements software ANSYS. The result of the analysis shows that the water cooling system can cool the RFQ cavity fully and keep the frequency drift be in a acceptable level.     

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.     

Studies on RFQ accelerators and its applications

Development activities of Radio Frequency Quadrupole (RFQ) accelerators in China are presented.A 1 MeV O~+ RFQ and a 3.5 MeV ADS proton RFQ have been constructed.A novel separated function RFQ is under beam test, a 2 MeV D~+ RFQ is under construction and a CSNS RFQ is going to be constructed.The RFQ dynamics and the simultaneous dual beam acceleration with positive and negative ions were investigated and related codes were developed.The applications of RFQ will be further promoted in China.     

四轩型RFQ加速腔高频特性的数值模拟与实验研究

为设计一个高负载因子、高流强的RFQ加速器，使用三维电磁场计算程序MAFIA对加速腔的高频特性进行了模拟计算. 本文主要研究RFQ支撑板高度、宽度、间距、电极形状等结构参数对高频腔体高频特性的影响，根据RFQ加速器的比分路阻抗以及电磁场分布的要求，对RFQ的结构参数进行优化设计，然后根据模拟计算结果加工冷模，进行冷模测量并将测量结果与计算结果加以比较.     

高频H型放电离子源的场特性

从Maxwell方程组出发,推导了高频H型放电离子源放电空间的场分布, 并采用Mafia软件进行了三维实体建模,计算了高频离子源放电击穿前和稳定工作后的电磁场分布,得到了高频离子源放电空间电磁场分布的直观图像。通过比较击穿前高频电场的轴向和环向分量,得出了轴向电场在高频离子源击穿中起主要作用的结论,并进而推导出了高频离子源的击穿判据,得出了气体击穿时离子源击穿电压和放电管内气压的关系,与实验结果符合较好。     

分段共振耦合RFQ场调谐方法研究

强流质子加速器需要采用分段共振耦合RFQ作为其低能加速结构,为减少束流损失,RFQ加速器必须达到所要求的场分布.针对共振耦合结构的特殊性,在RFQ传输线模型的理论基础上,在一台RFQ冷模型上进行了场调谐的实验研究,获得了满意的实验结果.同时,也验证了作者用LabVIEW编写的RFQ场调谐程序的正确性.     

Study on shunt impedance and voltage distribution of 4-rod RFQ cavity

A high current RFQ (radio frequency quadrupole) is being studied at the Institute of Modern Physics,CAS for the direct plasma injection scheme. Shunt impedance is an important parameter when designing a 4-rod RFQ cavity,it reflects the RF efficiency of the cavity,and has a direct influence on the cost of the structure.Voltage distribution of a RFQ cavity has an effect on beam transmission,and particles would be lost if the actual voltage distribution is not as what it should be.The influence of cell length,stem thickness and height on shunt impedance and voltage distribution have been studied,in particular the effect of projecting electrodes has been investigated in detail.     

Study on shunt impedance and voltage distribution of 4-rod RFQ cavity

A high current RFQ （radio frequency quadrupole） is being studied at the Institute of Modern Physics, CAS for the direct plasma injection scheme. Shunt impedance is an important parameter when designing a ＆rod RFQ cavity, it reflects the RF efficiency of the cavity, and has a direct influence on the cost of the structure. Voltage distribution of a RFQ cavity has an effect on beam transmission, and particles would be lost if the actual voltage distribution is not as what it should be. The influence of cell length, stem thickness and height on shunt impedance and voltage distribution have been studied, in particular the effect of projecting electrodes has been investigated in detail.     

强流四杆型RFQ加速腔水冷系统的设计和数值模拟

为了研制一个强中子发生器，北京大学重离子物理研究所设计了一台高负载因子、高流强的RFQ加速器. 本文讨论了RFQ加速腔水冷系统的设计，使用有限元软件ANSYS对水冷系统进行了分析. 使用MAFIA模拟计算得到的功率密度，并将其作为ANSYS水冷模型的边界条件. 因为MAFIA程序和ANSYS程序分网方法的不同，使用一个程序来将MAFIA的结果导入到ANSYS模型中，从而建立起了RFQ加速腔的热分析模型. 通过这个热分析模型分析并检验了水冷系统的设计，确定了水冷系统的结构. 模拟计算结果表明：使用目前设计的这套水冷系统，能够使RFQ加速器工作在适宜的温度下以及长时间稳定的运行.     

Design of 57.5 MHz CW RFQ structure for the Rare Isotope Accelarator Facility

The Rare Isotope Accelerator (RIA) facility includes a driver LINAC for production of 400 kW CW heavy-ion beams. The initial acceleration of heavy ions delivered from an ECR ion source can be effectively performed by a 57.5 MHz 4 m long RFQ. The principal specifications of the RFQ are: (1) formation of extremely low longitudinal emittance: (2) stable operation over a wide range of voltage for acceleration of various ion species needed for RIA operation; (3) simultaneous acceleration of two-charge states of uranium ions. CW operation of an accelerating structure leads to a number of requirements for the resonators such as high shunt impedance, efficient water cooling of all parts of the resonant cavity, mechanical stability together with precise alignment, reliable rf contacts, a stable operating mode and fine tuning of the resonant frequency during operation. To satisfy these requirements a new resonant structure has been developed. This paper discusses beam dynamics and electrodynamics design of the RFQ cavity, as well as, some aspects of the mechanical design of this low-frequency CW RFQ.     

兰州重离子直线加速器设计初步

兰州重离子直线加速器是作为兰州重离子冷却储存环(CSR)未来的注入器而开始的一个新项目, 其目的是为CSR提供更好束流品质及更高流强的束流, 更加充分的发挥CSR的潜能, 同时也可以为超重等研究直接提供束流. 其设计最小荷 质比为1/6, 引出能量为16MeV/u, 设计流强为1A.μA, 工作频率为100MHz及其倍频200MHz.采用超导ECR离子源、RFQ及IH型DTL加速结构的方式, 设计总长度小于40m. 整个工程分阶段进行,现阶段的工作重点是第一个IH腔体之前的工作于基频的部分, 本文主要介绍这部分的动力学设计及整台机器的基本参数.     

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.     

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     

Thermal analysis of DTL in the SSC-LINAC

A linear accelerator as a new injector for the Separated Sector Cyclotron at the Heavy Ion Research Facility of LAN Zhou is being designed. The Drift-Tube-Linac (DTL) has been designed to accelerate ²³⁸U³⁴⁺ from 0.140 MeV/u to 0.97 MeV/u [1]. The 3D finite element analysis of thermal behavior is presented in this paper. During operation, the cavity will produce Joule heat. The cavity will not work normally due to the high temperature and thermal deformation will lead to frequency drift. So it is necessary to perform thermal analysis to ensure the correct working temperature is used. The result of the analysis shows that after the water cooling system is put into the cavity the temperature rise is about 20 degrees and the frequency drift is about 0.15%.     

Design of undercuts and dipole stabilizer rods for the CPHS RFQ accelerator

As part of the design and machining of the RFQ accelerator in the Compact Pulsed Hadron Source (CPHS) project at Tsinghua University, the design process of the undercuts and dipole stabilizer rods is presented in this paper. In particular, the relationship between the inter-vane voltage slope and the local frequency of the undercut section is described quantitatively. With the identification of modes existing in the cavity, the specific parameters are optimized by the SUPERFISH and MAFIA codes. In addition, the water-cooling requirement of the dipole stabilizer rods is briefly discussed.     

北京大学1MeV RFQ加速器性能优化研究

在入口归一化均方根发射度为0.05mm.mrad时, 北京大学1MeV 射频四极场加速器ISR-1000束流传输效率为97%. 当更换新的ECR源时发射度增加到0.2mm.mrad, 此时束流传输效率下降为89%. 在不改变腔体结构的前提下, 对入口参数及极间电压进行了优化调整, 将效率提高到98%. 还进行了ISR-1000对入射束流参数的敏感性分析, 给出了各参数允许的变化范围.     

Matrix method for the solution of RF field perturbations due to local frequency shifts

To tune the accelerating field to the design value in a periodical radio frequency accelerating structure, Slater's perturbation theorem is commonly used. This theorem solves a second-order differential equation to obtain the electrical field variation due to a local frequency shift. The solution becomes very difficult for a complex distribution of the local frequency shifts. Noticing the similarity between the field perturbation equation and the equation describing the transverse motion of a particle in a quadrupole channel, we propose in this paper a new method in which the transfer matrix method is applied to the field calculation instead of directly solving the differential equation. The advantage of the matrix method is illustrated in examples.     

高频H型放电离子源的场特性

 从Maxwell方程组出发，推导了高频H型放电离子源放电空间的场分布, 并采用Mafia软件进行了三维实体建模，计算了高频离子源放电击穿前和稳定工作后的电磁场分布，得到了高频离子源放电空间电磁场分布的直观图像。通过比较击穿前高频电场的轴向和环向分量，得出了轴向电场在高频离子源击穿中起主要作用的结论，并进而推导出了高频离子源的击穿判据，得出了气体击穿时离子源击穿电压和放电管内气压的关系，与实验结果符合较好。     

Matrix method for the solution of RF field perturbations due to local frequency shifts

To tune the accelerating field to the design value in a periodical radio frequency accelerating structure, Slater＇s perturbation theorem is commonly used. This theorem solves a second-order differential equation to obtain the electrical field variation due to a local frequency shift. The solution becomes very difficult for a complex distribution of the local frequency shifts. Noticing the similarity between the field perturbation equation and the equation describing the transverse motion of a particle in a quadrupole channel, we propose in this paper a new method in which the transfer matrix method is applied to the field calculation instead of directly solving the differential equation. The advantage of the matrix method is illustrated in examples.