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.     

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.     

分离作用射频四极场加速器频率调谐和高功率试验

在分离作用射频四极场(SFRFQ)加速腔中加入频率调谐装置,用步进电机驱动调谐杆运动,改变调谐板在腔中的位置来改变调谐板与支撑环之间的分布电容,从而改变SFRFQ腔的工作频率,使其谐振频率为26.07 MHz,实现了RFQ和SFRFQ组合加速系统频率的匹配。在完成两腔频率调谐的基础上进行了SFRFQ腔体1/6占空比高功率试验,轫致辐射谱的测量表明,SFRFQ极间电压在入射峰值功率为28.8 kW时已达到86.2 kV,超过了设计指标的70.0 kV。     

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     

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。     

分离作用射频四极场加速器中动力学参数与极限流强的探讨

系统分析了粒子在分离作用射频四极场(RFQ)加速结构中的运动,导出了极限流强与动力学参数的关系. 存在于分离作用RFQ膜片加速间隙处的加速电场，较传统的RFQ能更加有效地加速带电粒子.四杆电极之间的射频四极场，对粒子的横向具有聚焦或者散焦作用，通过适当选取粒子动力学参数可以保证粒子在分离作用RFQ中横向和纵向运动的稳定性. 关键词： 分离作用射频四极场加速器 稳定性 反场 极限流强     

用于远红外FEL的直线加速器物理模拟计算

波长在２００μｍ附近的自由电子激光对电子束品质有特别要求，不仅要求较长的束流微脉冲，而且对流强、能散度以及束流参数对加速器噪声的稳定性等都有很高的要求。我们采用ＰＡＲＭＥＬＡ程序，对一台由１０８ＭＨｚ分频预聚束器、９腔１３００ＭＨｚ聚束加速段和９腔１３００ＭＨｚ加速段组成的加速器进行了大量模拟计算，得到了满足ＦＥＬ要求的物理设计方案和对加速器各部件稳定性的要求指标。     

分离作用射频四极场加速器的结构和工艺设计

 介绍了北京大学分离作用射频四极场(RFQ)加速器的结构特点,包括膜片式电极、支撑环式电极支撑系统、水冷系统、调谐系统及其工艺实现;介绍了基于该分离作用RFQ加速腔进行的调谐测试、高功率实验和束流实验。结果表明:调谐系统的频率调节范围及品质因数完全满足实验要求;分离作用RFQ加速腔的输入功率可以达到33 kW以上,满足高功率下稳定运行的条件;在束流实验中,把1.03 MeV的O⁺入射束流加速到1.65 MeV,半高宽能散小于3%。加速器结构满足物理设计要求,加速系统运行稳定。     

Preliminary design and simulation of a 162.5 MHz high-intensity proton RFQ for an accelerator driven system

A new procedure for the design and simulation of a Radio Frequency Quadrupole (RFQ) accelerator has been developed at the Argonne National Laboratory. This procedure is integrated with the beam dynamics design code DESRFQ and the simulation code TRACK, which are based on three-dimensional field calculations and the particle-in-cell mode beam dynamics simulations. This procedure has been applied to the development of a 162.5 MHz CW RFQ which is capable of delivering a 10 mA proton beam for the Accelerator Driven System (ADS) of the CAS. The simulation results show that this RFQ structure is characterized by the stable values of the beam acceleration efficiency for both the zero current beam and space charge dominated beam. For an average beam current of 10 mA, there is no transverse rms emittance growth, the longitudinal rms emittance at the exit of RFQ is low enough and there is no halo formation. The beam accelerated in the RFQ could be accepted easily and smoothly by the following super-conducting linear accelerator.     

新型金属丝靶电子源实验研究

电子束在基础科学研究、工农业生产和医疗领域发挥了重要作用。提出了一种新型的电子源技术方案:高功率激光脉冲轰击金属丝靶,可以产生大量能量在百keV量级的热电子,一部分热电子在丝靶表面自生电磁场的作用下沿着丝靶运动,丝靶后方可以获得指向性良好的电子束。实验上成功在金、钨和铜丝靶后方获得了电子束团,测量了束团束斑、电荷量和能谱。铜丝靶单发实验收集到的电子束团总电荷量可达3 nC,能量分布在0～240 keV区间内,能谱在100 keV附近呈现峰值。提出了微波压缩方案,设计了2腔微波聚束腔,利用ASTRA对微波腔压缩过程进行了模拟计算。结果显示,可以将电荷量1 nC、长度55 ps的束团压缩至27 ps,满足后续微波加速器对电子源的要求。     

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.     

强流重离子RFQ加速器高频反馈控制研究

低能量强流重离子直线加速器装置(LEAF)是一台面向核天体物理、原子物理与材料辐照等多学科研究的强流高电荷态重离子直线加速器,由中国科学院近代物理研究所承担建设。LEAF强流离子束加速主要通过一台四翼型连续波RFQ实现,为实现其腔体各种复杂工况下的频率、幅度及相位的稳定控制,高频控制系统采用数字化低电平的方案。此低电平系统针对LEAF-RFQ的特殊要求开发了自动跟踪频率、双路功率源驱动、混合离子束快速切换相位等独特功能,实现了稳定地载束运行。同时,利用上位机程序实现了腔体的一键自动操作。     

A Particle-in-cell scheme of the RFQ in the SSC-Linac

A 52 MHz Radio Frequency Quadrupole(RFQ)linear accelerator(linac)is designed to serve as an initial structure for the SSC-Linac system(injector into Separated Sector Cyclotron).The designed injection and output energy are 3.5 keV/u and 143 keV/u,respectively.The beam dynamics in this RFQ have been studied using a three-dimensional Particle-In-Cell(PIC)code BEAMPATH.Simulation results show that this RFQ structure is characterized by stable values of beam transmission efficiency(at least 95%)for both zerocurrent mode and the space charge dominated regime.The beam accelerated in the RFQ has good quality in both transverse and longitudinal directions,and could easily be accepted by Drift Tube Linac(DTL).The effect of the vane error and that of the space charge on the beam parameters have been studied as well to define the engineering tolerance for RFQ vane machining and alignment.     

L波段强流单束团注入器的束流动力学计算

自由电子激光器要求高亮度、低能散度的电子束注入波荡器(Undulator)。本文叙述提供高亮度电子束的高频电子直线加速器中的注入器部分的设计计算。注入器由L波段(1300MHz)的十二分频和三分频两个谐振腔预聚束器和一个基波频率的变相速聚束器组成。粒子运动方程中考虑了空间电荷效应和束流负载效应。电子枪的注入参数:脉冲宽度T=4ns;电流I=5A;电子的初始动能E_0=100keV;电子束分布为高斯型。参数优化设计结果:单束团宽度小于25ps,峰值电流达400A以上,电子的平均归一化能量>4,束团内的能量差小于200keV。     

Preliminary design and simulation of a 162.5 MHz high- intensity proton RFQ for an accelerator driven system

A new procedure for the design and simulation of a Radio Frequency Quadrupole (RFQ) accelerator has been developed at the Argonne National Laboratory. This procedure is integrated with the beam dynamics design code DESRFQ and the simulation code TRACK, which are based on three-dimensional field calculations and the particle-in-cell mode beam dynamics simulations. This procedure has been applied to the development of a 162.5 MHz CW RFQ which is capable of delivering a 10 mA proton beam for the Accelerator Driven System (ADS) of the CAS. The simulation results show that this RFQ structure is characterized by the stable values of the beam acceleration efficiency for both the zero current beam and space charge dominated beam. For an average beam current of 10 mA, there is no transverse rms emittance growth, the longitudinal rms emittance at the exit of RFQ is low enough and there is no halo formation. The beam accelerated in the RFQ could be accepted easily and smoothly by the following super-conducting linear accelerator.     

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.     

分离作用RFQ加速器物理特性的研究

RFQ加速器中加速效率随加速能量的增高而下降,为克服由此导致的RFQ能量局限而提出的分离作用RFQ加速结构,在仍保持采用射频四极场聚焦的同时,将加速与聚焦作用相分离. 综述了对它的加速效率、反场问题、腔体及束流特性研究 的结果,初步证实了其可行性及在较高能量区加速效率得到提高,并对正在研制的一台采用了这种分离作用RFQ的1.5MeV组合加速器做了介绍.     

142.8MHz次谐波聚束腔的结构优化设计

 使用二维有限差分法分析软件Superfish和三维有限积分法分析软件MAFIA，对142.8MHz次谐波聚束腔的结构进行了模拟和优化研究，给出了聚束腔结构优化设计的步骤和方法，确定了优化后聚束腔的基本结构。分析比较了Superfish和MAFIA两个软件的模拟优化结果，得出了基本一致的结论。还探讨了Superfish和MAFIA在聚束腔设计中的应用方法。     

国产首台交变相位聚焦漂移管加速器的冷测与试运行

质子直线注入器是质子治癌系统的重要组成部分。出于项目进度的考虑,上海先进质子治癌示范装置APTRON采用了进口自美国的直线注入器。为了加快质子治癌产业进程,掌握质子放疗关键技术,保证产业链安全可控,注入器团队研发了国产医用质子直线注入器。该直线注入器采用了电子回旋共振（ECR）离子源和四翼型射频四极加速器（RFQ）的技术方案,并在漂移管加速器（DTL）段创新性地采用了交变相位聚焦（APF）结构。在这个过程中,通过研究APF DTL的束流运动规律和设计思想,自主开发了APF DTL的底层物理设计软件,相继完成了物理设计、电磁设计、机械设计、加工建造、腔体冷测、高频老练和载束实验等多个阶段的工作,最终成功引出了7 MeV、7 mA的质子束流。经过束诊系统的测量分析,认定束流中心能量为6.975 MeV,动量分散在±0.35%以内的束流流强为6.07 mA。成为国产首台医用质子直线注入器和首个实现成功载束的APF加速腔。     

上海光源次谐波聚束器的优化设计及测试

 介绍了上海光源直线加速器499.654MHz次谐波聚束器的物理设计、结构、加工、微波测量和试验、运行等的情况。通过2维、3维电磁软件的数值模拟方法对腔型、结构尺寸、电磁参数、调谐范围进行了优化设计,现该腔已经加工完成,并对其进行了电参数测试,结果与物理设计指标吻合很好。在上海光源的束流指标调试过程中,该腔能长期稳定运行。