Equivalent Circuit Analysis of the RHIC Injection Kicker
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
The RHIC Injection Kicker was conceived as a transmission line magnet in order to achieve the required rise time of <95 nsec. Using a CERN-type "plate-kicker" is the quasi-standard solution to achieve fast rise times. However, following concepts contemplated at SLAC, a kicker configuration in which the lumped capacitors are replaced by high-permittivity ceramic blocks was adopted since it promised to be simpler, more compact, and more economical. The original design for the RHIC injection kicker was generated by Forsyth, et al, and a kicker R&d program was started in 1993. After implementing minor engineering changes to improve the high-voltage performance and the suppress coupling impedance resonances, four production kicker units, each with 1.12m effective length, were fabricated in 1996 and successfully operated at ~32 kV and 1.6 kA in the "Sextant test" to deflect the gold beam.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-98CH10886
- OSTI ID:
- 1119237
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-101895-2013-IR
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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