Coupled operation experience at the Holifield heavy ion research facility

Journal Article · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/TNS.1983.4332721· OSTI ID:5610143

Lord, R S; Ball, J B; Hudson, E D; Kloeppel, P K; Ludeman, C A; Martin, J A; Mosko, S W; Ziegler, N F

The 25URC Pelletron tandem electrostatic accelerator and the Oak Ridge Isochronous Cyclotron (ORIC) comprise the accelerators of the Holifield Heavy Ion Research Facility (HHIRF). The two machines may be operated individually or coupled; ORIC serves as an energy booster for the tandem. In the coupled mode the ion beam enters the cyclotron through the dee stem and is directed by the inflection magnet so that it is tangent to an orbit suitable for acceleration at a higher charge state. This fraction of the beam is then accelerated and extracted in the normal fashion. Full energy performance (25 MeV/A oxygen) was demonstrated during the first coupled operation in January 1981. Routine coupled operation for experiments commenced in July 1982. This paper presents diagrams and descriptions of the design and operating parameters.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge Nat.'l Lab., Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 5610143
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Nucl. Sci.; (United States) Vol. NS-30:4; ISSN IETNA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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