Physics design for the C-ADS main linac based on two different 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 different schemes for the injector section. The Injector-Ⅰ scheme is based on a 325 MHz RFQ and superconducting spoke cavities of the same RF frequency and the Injector-Ⅱ scheme is based on a 162.5 MHz RFQ and superconducting HWR cavities of the same frequency. The main linac design will be different for different injector choices. The two different designs for the main linac have been studied according to the beam characteristics from the different injector schemes.     

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.     

C-ADS强流质子直线加速器调谐系统测试分析

调谐系统是C-ADS超导直线加速器不可或缺的一部分, 在加速器运行过程决定了超导腔的运行频率, 直接影响了粒子加速的效果。为了充分了解调谐系统的工作情况和分析调谐系统出现的问题, 设计了实验对调谐系统进行全方位测试。首先对调谐器的杠杆机构和剪叉机构进行了力学分析, 而后对半波长谐振(HWR) 超导腔在不同状态下进行了电场模拟, 得出设计的调谐力和调谐位移满足HWR腔频率调谐要求。最后通过详细实验, 采用自动、手动等方式测试了恒温器CM1, CM2, CM3中超导腔调谐器工作时的线性度、回程差、直线单元部分的线性度及回程。结果显示: CM1的调谐器基本满足慢调谐需要, CM2存在1200步回程, 主要原因在于直线单元部分; CM3中调谐器的回程差较大, 线性度不高, 需要进一步改进。     

Multi-physics analysis of the RFQ for Injector Scheme II of C-ADS driver linac

A 162.5 MHz, 2.1 MeV radio frequency quadruples （RFQ） structure is being designed for the Injector Scheme Ⅱ of the China Accelerator Driven Sub-critical System （C-ADS） linac. The RFQ will operate in continuous wave （CW） mode as required. For the CW normal conducting machine, the heat management will be one of the most important issues, since the temperature fluctuation may cause cavity deformation and lead to the resonant frequency shift. Therefore a detailed multi-physics analysis is necessary to ensure that the cavity can stably work at the required power level. The multi-physics analysis process includes RF electromagnetic analysis, thermal analysis, mechanical analysis, and this process will be iterated for several cycles until a satisfactory solution can be found. As one of the widely accepted measures, the cooling water system is used for frequency fine tunning, so the tunning capability of the cooling water system is also studied under different conditions. The results indicate that with the cooling water system, both the temperature rise and the frequency shift can be controlled at an acceptable level.     

A new method for compensation and rematch of cavity failure in the C-ADS linac

For proton linear accelerators used in applications such as accelerator-driven systems,due to the nature of the operation,it is essential for the beam failure rate to be several orders of magnitude lower than usual performance of similar accelerators.A fault-tolerant mechanism should be mandatorily imposed in order to maintain short recovery time,high uptime and extremely low frequency of beam loss.This paper proposes an innovative and challenging way for compensation and rematch of cavity failure using fast electronic devices and Field Programmable Gate Arrays(FPGAs)instead of embedded computers to complete the computation of beam dynamics.A method of building an equivalent model for the FPGA,with optimization using a genetic algorithm,is shown.Results based on the model and algorithm are compared with TRACEWIN simulation to show the precision and correctness of the mechanism.     

Effects of machine errors on the ILC main linac

For a practical linac, the beam property is affected seriously by any machine imperfections. In this paper, the effects of several main errors in the ILC main linac, such as quadrupole misalignment, magnet strength error and cavity misalignment, were studied by a theoretical method. The tolerance for each error was also obtained. Comparison with the numerical simulation result is made and the agreement is quite good.     

Effects of machine errors on the ILC main linac

For a practical linac, the beam property is affected seriously by any machine imperfections. In this paper, the effects of several main errors in the ILC main linac, such as quadrupole misalignment, magnet strength error and cavity misalignment, were studied by a theoretical method. The tolerance for each error was also obtained. Comparison with the numerical simulation result is made and the agreement is quite good.     

Single-bunch emittance dilution in the perfect ILC main linac

In the ILC (International Linear Collider) main linac, low emittance preservation is the most important issue for beam dynamics study. As the main sources of emittance dilution, the dispersive and wakefield effects were studied in this paper. The theoretical calculations and numerical simulations of these two effects on single-bunch emittance dilution, without any misalignment errors, are presented in detail.     

Single-bunch emittance dilution in the perfect ILC main linac

In the ILC(International Linear Collider)main linac, low emittance preservation is the most important issue for beam dynamics study. As the main sources of emittance dilution, the dispersive and wakefield effects were studied in this paper. The theoretical calculations and numerical simulations of these two effects on single-bunch emittance dilution, without any misalignment errors, are presented in detail.     

中国加速器驱动次临界系统主加速器初步物理设计

中国加速器驱动次临界系统（C-ADS）计划采用一个平均流强为10 mA的连续波质子加速器作为次临界堆的驱动器,驱动加速器的束流功率为15 MW,最终能量1.5 GeV,其中主加速器是驱动加速器的一个重要部分,完成束流能量从10 MeV到1.5 GeV的加速,所有加速腔均采用超导结构。为了避免频繁束流中断对反应堆的损坏,设计要求驱动加速器在运行过程中束流可以中断的次数非常有限,因此加速器在设计过程植入了容错机制,尝试了各种可能的方法以最大程度地满足C-ADS加速器的高可靠性和稳定性的要求。介绍了C-ADS主加速器的基本设计: 总长度306.4 m, 束流的归一化RMS发射度增长控制在5%以内。总结了各个重要参数选择过程中的考虑以及整个加速段多粒子跟踪模拟的束流动力学结果。     

中国加速器驱动次临界系统主加速器初步物理设计

中国加速器驱动次临界系统（C-ADS）计划采用一个平均流强为10 mA的连续波质子加速器作为次临界堆的驱动器,驱动加速器的束流功率为15 MW,最终能量1.5 GeV,其中主加速器是驱动加速器的一个重要部分,完成束流能量从10 MeV到1.5 GeV的加速,所有加速腔均采用超导结构。为了避免频繁束流中断对反应堆的损坏,设计要求驱动加速器在运行过程中束流可以中断的次数非常有限,因此加速器在设计过程植入了容错机制,尝试了各种可能的方法以最大程度地满足C-ADS加速器的高可靠性和稳定性的要求。介绍了C-ADS主加速器的基本设计: 总长度306.4 m, 束流的归一化RMS发射度增长控制在5%以内。总结了各个重要参数选择过程中的考虑以及整个加速段多粒子跟踪模拟的束流动力学结果。     

C-ADS中质子束窗散射效应和热力学计算

质子束窗是C-ADS中隔离加速器的真空环境与靶的非真空环境的重要部件。质子束窗材料及其冷却介质造成的束流散射效应是造成束流在靶外损失的主要因素,由于质子束窗中的高能量沉积和高辐照效应,束窗的热力学计算显得尤为重要。计算结果表明：当质子束窗和散裂靶距离为1.5 m时,通过选取合理的结构参数,多管道型质子束窗结构可以将靶外束流损失控制在1%以内。束窗中总的应力,包括由于温度升高造成的热应力、冷却剂的静压,以及束窗两侧加速器真空与外部非真空环境的压强差造成的应力,可以有效控制在所用材料的许用应力之内。并通过计算讨论给出C-ADS中质子束窗的初步设计参数。     

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.     

Compensation-rematch for the major components of C-ADS injector-I

The China-ADS project is a strategic plan launched by the Chinese Academy of Sciences to solve the nuclear waste problem and the resource problem for nuclear power in China. Under its long-term plan, it will last until about 2040. In order to achieve the extremely high reliability and availability required for the C-ADS accelerator, a fault tolerant strategy has been implanted. The failure effects of key elements such as the RF cavities and focusing elements in different locations of the injector-I part have been studied and schemes of compensation based on the local compensation-rematch method have been proposed. In addition, error analysis has been carried out to check the reliability of this method compared with the uncompensated situation, and it is found to be very effective. As the injector-I testing facility is coming into operation, it is possible to check and improve the compensation-rematch method with the beam testing experiment before the main linac operation.     

A simple laser linac

When a laser is focused by a lens or mirror array the field acquires a longitudinal component. Under certain conditions this longitudinal laser field could be used to accelerate an injected particle to high energies.     

Error analysis and lattice improvement for the C-ADS Injector- I

The injector Scheme- 1 （or Injector- I ） of the C-ADS linac is a 10 mA 10 MeV proton linac working in C／V mode. It is mainly comprised of a 3.2 MeV room-temperature 4-vane RFQ and twelve superconducting single-spoke cavities housed in a long cryostat. Error analysis including alignment and field errors, and static and dynamic ones for the illjector are presented. Based on detailed numerical simulations, an orbit correction scheme has been designed, which shows that with correction the rms residual orbit errors can be controlled within 0.3 mm and a beam loss rate of 1.7× 10-6 is obtained. To reduce the beam loss rate further, an improved lattice design for the superconducting spoke cavity section has been studied.     

Development of fundamental power coupler for C-ADS superconducting elliptical cavities

5-cell elliptical cavities have been selected for the main linac of the China Accelerator Driven subcritical System(C-ADS) in the medium energy section. According to the design, each cavity should be driven with radio frequency(RF) energy up to 150 kW by a fundamental power coupler(FPC). As the cavities work with high quality factor and high accelerating gradient, the coupler should keep the cavity from contamination in the assembly procedure. To fulfil the requirements, a single-window coaxial type coupler was designed with the capabilities of handling high RF power, class 10 clean room assembly, and heat load control. This paper presents the coupler design and gives details of RF design, heat load optimization and thermal analysis as well as multipacting simulations. In addition, a primary high power test has been performed and is described in this paper.     

CRRFA-30L波段射频加速器

主要介绍CRRFA-30L波段射频加速器结构和性能,论述了热阴极射频腔注入器、束流加速系统、微波功率源和控制等结构中主要技术及其研究进展,给出了加速器输出束流参数测量与测量结果分析,达到设计应用要求。     

C-ADS超导轮辐腔Spoke021的电磁设计与优化

为满足C-ADS项目建设对超导轮辐腔Spoke021的需求,对Spoke021进行了详细的电磁参数优化。对Spoke021的参数化模型进行参数扫描,针对腔体的关键电磁特征量寻找可能存在的极值,详细分析、解释了优化过程中各个参数发生变化的物理意义。在Spoke021各参数达到最终优化值时,表征腔体性能的两个关键比值分别为:E_p/E_(acc)=3.14,Bp/E_(aCC)=4.77 mT/(MV/m)。考虑到次级电子倍增(Multipacting,MP)对Spoke021运行中所能达到的性能指标有很重要影响,对腔体的MP进行了建模分析。结果表明,当Spoke021工作在E_(acc)=10 MV/m情况下,没有发生MP,优化得到的参数可以满足Spoke021工程设计的需要;最后计算了腔体的TTF曲线,表明该腔体具有较宽的速度接受度。     

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.