LANSCE beam instrumentation and the LANSCE refurbishment project

Conference · Thu Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 2009

OSTI ID:1010656

Mccrady, Rodney C ^[1]; Blind, Barbara ^[1]; Gilpatrick, John D ^[1]; Pillai, Chandra ^[1]; Power, John F ^[1]; Rybarcyk, Lawrence J ^[1]; Sedillo, James D ^[1]; Gruchalla, Michael E ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory

The heart of the LANSCE accelerator complex consists of Cockroft-Walton-type injectors, a drift-tube linac (DTL) and a side-coupled linac (CCL). These systems are approaching 40 years of age and a project to re-establish high-power capability and to extend the lifetime is underway. Many of the present beam diagnostic systems are difficult to maintain, and the original beam position monitors don't provide any data at all. These deficiencies hamper beam tuning and trouble-shooting efforts. One thrust of the refurbishment project is to restore reliable operation of the diagnostic systems. This paper describes the present diagnostics systems and their limitations and the envisaged next-generation systems. The emphasis will be on the uses and requirements for the systems rather than the solutions and engineering aspects of the refurbishment.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 1010656
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-10-02834; LA-UR-10-2834
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
ACCELERATORS
BEAM POSITION
LIFETIME
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
MONITORS
TUNING