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MEBT Chopper System: System Design Document (SDD)

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2563099· OSTI ID:2563099
The Medium Energy Beam Transport (MEBT) chopper removes unwanted beam bunches by deflecting them to a target from a bunched beam transported through the MEBT from RFQ to the Drift-Tube Linac (DTL) entrance. The unchopped bunches propagate through the MEBT to DTL, while the deflected bunches are deposited on a target downstream of chopper. The chopper system consists of a deflecting structure, where the beam-deflecting fields are created, and a pulse generator (pulser) that feeds this structure with voltage pulses having the required time pattern. Ideally, the system should turn deflection on and off in the time interval between the bunches to prevent partially chopped / deflected bunches. This usually requires traveling slow-wave chopper structures where the field propagates with the same velocity as the beam, as illustrated in Fig. 1.
Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
DOE Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001
OSTI ID:
2563099
Report Number(s):
LA-UR--25-24006
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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