PSR extraction kicker system improvements

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

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/PAC.1991.165217· OSTI ID:5549531

Hardek, T W

A program to improve the reliability of hardware required to operate the Los Alamos Proton Storage Ring has been under way for the past three years. The extraction kicker system for the PSR was identified as one candidate for improvement. Pulse modulators produce 50kV pulses 360 nsec in length at up to 24-Hz pulse repetition rate and drive two 4-meter-long stripline electrodes. Sources of difficulty with this system included short width switch tube lifetime, drive cable electrical breakdown, high-voltage connector failure, and occasional electrode breakdown. This paper discusses modifications completed on this system to correct these difficulties. 2 refs., 3 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: 5549531
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-91-1432; CONF-910505-147; ON: DE91013073
• 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

Related Subjects

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
KICKER MAGNETS
MODIFICATIONS
STORAGE RINGS
BEAM EXTRACTION
CONNECTORS
ELECTRIC CABLES
ELECTRODES
CABLES
CONDUCTOR DEVICES
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTROMAGNETS
EQUIPMENT
MAGNETS
430400* - Particle Accelerators- Storage Rings