PSR switchyard kicker system improvements

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/PAC.1991.164474· OSTI ID:5587582

Hardek, T W

A switchyard kicker system which allows time sharing of beam between the Los Alamos WNR/LANSCE complex and other LAMPF users was redesigned as part of the Proton Storage Ring addition. The system consists of two pulsers providing 1750-ampere, 1-msec pulses to a pair of 1 meter long ferrite magnets. The system was designed to operate at 24-Hz maximum repetition rate. In 1986 a modification was made to the equipment to allow operation at 40 Hz. While the system operated reliably this way some difficulties were observed. A desire on the part of the users to operate the system at 60 Hz coupled with a major system failure led to design changes to load resistors, drive cables, charging system, and cooling system. These changes are described along with an analysis of the difficulties encountered with the original hardware. 3 refs., 6 figs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5587582
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-91-1433; CONF-910505-110; ON: DE91013175
• Resource Relation: Conference: 1991 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) particle accelerator conference (PAC), San Francisco, CA (USA), 6-9 May 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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