Operation and improvements of the Fermilab 400 MeV Linac

Conference · Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996

OSTI ID:385476

Allen, L J; Popovic, M; Schmidt, C W

The 400 MeV Fermilab Linac Upgrade commissioning began August 28, 1993. High energy physics collider operation (run 1b) began in November 1993 and ended March 1, 1996. The Linac, operating at 98% reliability, provided 400 MeV H{sup -} beam to the Booster and 66 MeV H{sup -} beam to the Neutron Therapy Facility. During this time, the beam intensity, which initially was administratively set to 35 MA, rose to a peak of 50 mA while losses decreased significantly. This paper discusses the Linac operation and reliability since the Upgrade.

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03000
• OSTI ID: 385476
• Report Number(s): FNAL/C-96/322; CONF-9608123-39; ON: DE96050554; TRN: 96:029126
• Resource Relation: Conference: 18. international linac conference, Geneva (Switzerland), 26-30 Aug 1996; Other Information: PBD: Sep 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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